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The FDA has approved Moderna and Pfizer's revised COVID-19 booster shot for use in children as young as 5.
Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration approved Moderna and Pfizer's modified COVID-19 booster doses for children as young as 5 years old, out of worry for increasing exposure now that youngsters are back in school and participating in other activities.
Peter Marks, the head va...
FDA requires more time to review Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents
Moderna has been told that the US FDA will require additional time to complete the assessment of its COVID-19 vaccine, for use in adolescents between the age group 12 to 17 years.
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- FDA will require additional time for assessing Moderna&r...
Moderna’s booster does not meet all criteria for COVID-19 boosters: U.S. FDA
Scientists at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said that Moderna Inc’s Covid-19 vaccine has failed to fulfil the necessary criteria for booster doses. This is possibly because the efficacy of first two shots has remained strong.
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- U...
Human error caused contamination in 1.63 million doses of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine in Japan
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- Takeda confirms that contamination in vials occurred due to human error
- The contaminants were pieces of stainless steel
Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical said that the contamination that was found in the Moderna COVID-19 v...
Contamination found in Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine in Japan
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- Foreign material found in five unused vials of Pfizer
- Three cities in the country are requesting Pfizer to analyze the vaccines
Contamination has been found in five unused vials of Pfizer Inc.’s Coro...
Millions of doses of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine found contaminated
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- 1.63 million doses have black particles suspended in the vials
- The company is looking into the issue to find the root cause
The Japanese government has put a batch of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine on hold. This is because...
Japan receives around 180,000 contaminated shots of Moderna vaccine, halts immunization
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- Japan receives contaminated vaccine shots of Moderna vaccine
- 180,000 vaccine sots are assumed to be contaminated
The Japanese health ministry had given Emergency use approval to Moderna in May this y...
US AWAITS INDIAN APPROVAL TO SHIP COVID VACCINES DEVELOPED BY PFIZER, MODERNA
The United States is saying that it still waits for approval from the Indian regulators to ship COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna, which the Asian country is entitled to receive. The US has pledged 80 million vaccines for the world and according to its distribution plan, India wil...
CDC SAYS US HAS ADMINISTERED OVER 331 MN DOSES OF COVID-19 VACCINE
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• The federal agency said these numbers have gone up from the 330,604,253 vaccine doses that were administered by July 4
• This number announced by the CDC includes two-dose vaccines from Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech and single dose of Johnson & John...
SOUTH KOREA HOLDING TALKS WITH mRNA VACCINE MAKERS FOR PRODUCTION OF 1 BN DOSES
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• The President Moon Jae-in led government has already inked deals to locally produce three COVID-19 vaccines developed by AstraZeneca, Novavax and Russia
According to a senior official from the South Korean government, his country is in talks with mRNA vaccine...
SOUTH KOREAN PM SAYS COUNTRY TO SECURE MORE mRNA VACCINES TO USE THEM AS A BOOSTER SHOT
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• Kim said "The government plans to first secure vaccine supply, mostly mRNA ones, enough to vaccinate the entire public with at least one shot next year.”
According to a statement by the Prime Minister of South Korea, Kim Boo-kyum is planning to sec...
US TO BUY ADDITIONAL 200 MN DOSES OF MODERNA’S COVID-19 VACCINE
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• Moderna on Wednesday announced the purchase and said that it expects to deliver 110 million of the new doses in the fourth quarter of this year, and remaining 90 million in the first quarter of 2022.
In order to stay prepared for any sort of situation, ...
JAPAN’S STATE-RUN CENTERS TO GIVE COVID-19 VACCINES UNDER AGES 18 -64
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- Japan’s state-run centers to give COVID-19 vaccines under ages 18 - 64.
- The centers in Tokyo and Osaka were set up last month by the Defense Ministry.
- The ministry last week expanded the scope to accept people from ...
JAL BEGAN COVID-19 VACCINATION FOR ITS EMPLOYEES
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- JAL began COVID-19 vaccination for its employees.
- The airlines decided to begin administering shots at Tokyo's Haneda airport.
- JAL aims to inoculate about 36,000 group employees.
- JR East, Itochu Corp., univ...
JAPAN GOVT. APPROVES PFIZER’S COVID-19 VACCINES FOR 12-15 YEAR OLD
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- Japan govt. approves Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccines for 12-15 year old.
- The age group will be able to receive shots free of charge.
- Only around 6% of the country's population of 126 million has been given at least o...
NOVAVAX, MODERNA TO PRODUCE MORE COVID-19 VACCINES IN SOUTH KOREA
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- South Korean government had a deal with Moderna Inc. and Novavax Inc. to manufacture their COVID-19 vaccines.
- South Korea has been under immense pressure due to the shortage of the COVID-19 vaccine.
- South Korean President agreed...
JAPAN TO DISCUSS APPROVAL FOR MODERNA, ASTRAZENECA’S COVID-19 VACCINE
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- Japan to discuss approval for Moderna, AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
- The formal approval could be expected to come on Friday.
- The same vaccines are used overseas for people aged 18 or older.
- Prime Minister Yosh...
JAPAN GOVT. TO SET ASIDE $4.7 BILLION FOR FY 2021 IN RESERVE FUNDS
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- Japan govt. to set aside $4.7 billion for FY 2021 in reserve funds.
- The funds will be earmarked to purchase more COVID-19 vaccines.
- Pfizer is expected to supply 50 million doses from July through September.
- Jap...
AUSTRALIA SIGNS DEAL FOR 25-MILLION DOSES OF MODERNA COVID-19 VACCINE
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- Australia has signed a deal for 25 million doses of the covid-19 vaccine developed by Moderna
- The covid-19 vaccines are yet to be approved by the medicine’s regulator of Australia
On Thursday, Scott Morrison, who is...
US-APPROVED VACCINES LIKE PFIZER, MODERNA AND J&J EFFECTIVE AGAINST INDIAN VARIANT OF COVID
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• Dr. Francis Collins said that this observation is based on the latest data about the variant along and also about the three COVID-19 vaccines approved by the United States
• The Indian variant of COVID-19 is wreaking havoc in the world’s second mos...