Moderna to make two different omicron boosters: one for US, another for UK, EU
Moderna says its BA.1-targeting vaccine boosts protection against BA.4/5. Enlarge / A vial containing Moderna COVID-19 booster vaccine at a vaccination center. (credit: Getty | SOPA Images) The type of COVID-19 booster dose yo.....»»
Omicron Covid Variant Poses Very High Global Risk, Says WHO
The Omicron coronavirus variant is likely to spread internationally, posing a very high global risk of infection surges that could have severe consequences some areas, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. From a report: The UN agency u.....»»
Top Vaccine Makers Already Preparing to Fight Omicron Coronavirus Variant
While the Omicron mutation might "impact" the effectiveness of our current vaccines, they're "super unlikely" to render them useless, according to Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University's School of Public Health. And USA Today reports that vaccin.....»»
Why Omicron quickly became a variant of concern
The WHO lets Omicron skip over variant of interest, go straight to concern. Enlarge / That's a lot of mutations. (credit: Stanford) On Friday, the World Health Organization officially named a new version of the SARS-CoV-2 viru.....»»
Adults nationwide eligible for boosters this weekend as CDC gives sign-off
CDC advisers voted unanimously to expand booster eligibility. Enlarge / The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters stands in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday, March 14, 2020. (credit: Getty | Bloomberg) The.....»»
CDC Panel Unanimously Endorses Pfizer and Moderna Covid Boosters For All US Adults
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: The CDC's independent panel of vaccine scientists unanimously endorsed Pfizer and Moderna's boosters for all adults, one of the final regulatory steps before the U.S. can officially start distributing th.....»»
FDA authorizes Pfizer and Moderna COVID boosters for all adults
Booster doses could be available to all adults by this weekend. Enlarge / 19 November 2021, Hamburg: A tray of prepared syringes for booster vaccinations with Moderna's vaccine. (credit: Getty | Picture alliance) The Food and.....»»
Rocket Report: Clipper to fly on used Falcon boosters, BE-4 may slip further
It says something that NASA is entrusting a hugely valuable mission to used rockets. Enlarge / Launch of Vega VV20 on Nov. 16, 2021, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. (credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace) Welcome to Edition.....»»
Boosters for all is critical, not a luxury, Fauci says as FDA decision nears
Boosters will help get us to our new normal of endemic COVID-19, Fauci says. Enlarge (credit: Getty | Chip Somodevilla) The Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 v.....»»
States expand boosters, activate crisis care as delta rolls on
"We're operating at about 140%… this really is an unsustainable and unprecedented level." Enlarge / Frontline workers of the Medical Center of Aurora gather in front of the hospital for a COVID-19 memorial in Aurora, Colorado, on Jul.....»»
Moderna"s CEO on the Fight Over the Covid-19 Vaccine"s Future
The roadblocks to getting the Covid-19 vaccine into poorer countries partially come down to a contentious patent dispute......»»
CDC advisory panel unanimously approves expanded COVID vaccine boosters
CDC hearing came the day after the FDA expanded its authorization for booster shots. Enlarge (credit: iStock / Getty Images) On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control's expert advisory committee on vaccines met to vote on n.....»»
WHO Asks South African Startup To Replicate Moderna"s mRNA Vaccine
An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: The World Health Organization has hired the company, called Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines, as part of a $100 million plan to figure out how to make an mRNA vaccine against COVID that is as close as possi.....»»
FDA Approves Mixing COVID Vaccines
U.S. regulators on Wednesday signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine and said anyone eligible for an extra dose can get a brand different from the one they received initially. The Associ.....»»
FDA Backs Boosters, Travel Restrictions Lift, and More News
Catch up on the most important updates from this week......»»
More Covid Vaccine Boosters Are Coming. Who Should Get Them?
Federal advisers meet again this week to discuss third shots, but it’s still not clear what the best timing is—or what the US owes the world......»»
FDA advisors recommend J&J boosters for all as agency eyes mix-and-match doses
FDA advisors recommend a second J&J dose for everyone ages 18 and up. Enlarge / Boxes of Johnson & Johnson's Janssen COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site in Florida. (credit: Getty | Paul Hennessy) A committee of independen.....»»
J&J boosters get nod from FDA advisors as agency eyes mix-and-match
FDA advisors recommend a second J&J dose for everyone ages 18 and up. Enlarge / Boxes of Johnson & Johnson's Janssen COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site in Florida. (credit: Getty | Paul Hennessy) A committee of independen.....»»
FDA advisors unanimously green-light Moderna boosters for people 65+, high-risk
Moderna boosters are recommended for the same groups eligible for a Pfizer booster. Enlarge / The Food and Drug Administration headquarters in White Oak, Maryland. (credit: Getty | Congressional Quarterly) As expected, a commi.....»»
Mix-and-match COVID boosters are as good as—if not better than—all the same shots
Trial was too small to definitively compare combinations, but Moderna may have an edge. Enlarge / A vial of the current Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. (credit: Getty | Ivan Romano) Mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines for booster.....»»
Mix-and-match COVID boosters are as good—if not better than—all the same shots
Trial was too small to definitively compare combinations, but Moderna may have an edge. Enlarge / A vial of the current Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. (credit: Getty | Ivan Romano) Mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines for booster.....»»