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.....»»
China is trying to stop its boosters from randomly crashing into villages
China's space program has advanced by leaps and bounds in a relatively short time. However, it has suffered some bad publicity in recent years due to certain "uncontrolled reentries" (aka crashes). On multiple occasions, spent first stages have falle.....»»
Watch this awesome tracking footage of a SpaceX rocket coming home
SpaceX has shared some stunning footage of one of its Falcon 9 first-stage boosters returning to Earth shortly after launch......»»
Moderna rakes in surprise profits ahead of 400% vaccine price hike
Moderna made about $680 million more than expected in the first quarter. Enlarge / Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel during a Bloomberg Television interview on the closing day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on May.....»»
Researchers explain origins of dangerous coronavirus variants
HSE researchers, in collaboration with their colleagues from Skoltech and the Central Research Institute for Epidemiology, have uncovered the mechanisms behind the emergence of new and dangerous coronavirus variants, such as alpha, delta, omicron, an.....»»
IBM and Moderna explore quantum computing and generative AI with new partnership
IBM and Moderna announced a new partnership today to explore the potential of generative AI and quantum computing. IBM and Moderna announced a new partnership today to explore the potential of generative AI and quantum computing.Read More.....»»
How Often Should People Get COVID Boosters?
The CDC and FDA have decided that one updated COVID booster is enough for now, in contrast to recommendations from other countries and global health organizations.....»»
COVID vaccines: FDA retires monovalent shots, offers spring boosters to some
The original monovalent COVID-19 mRNA shots are no longer authorized in the US. Enlarge / A pharmacist holds a bottle containing Moderna's bivalent COVID-19 vaccine. (credit: Getty | Mel Melcon) The Food and Drug Adminis.....»»
Lipid nanoparticles stimulate innate immune cells more efficiently in younger individuals, finds study
Although the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna are safe and effective at preventing severe illness in adults and children, including immunocompromised individuals, researchers have noticed that these shots continue to be the mos.....»»
Healthy adults don’t need annual COVID boosters, WHO advisers say
The advice clashes with FDA's suggestion to treat COVID boosters like flu shots. Enlarge / A vial containing Moderna COVID-19 booster vaccine at a vaccination center. (credit: Getty | SOPA Images) A vaccine advisory grou.....»»
Healthy adults don’t need annual COVID boosters, WHO advisors say
The advice clashes with FDA's suggestion to treat COVID boosters like flu shots. Enlarge / A vial containing Moderna COVID-19 booster vaccine at a vaccination center. (credit: Getty | SOPA Images) A vaccine advisory grou.....»»
Moderna CEO brazenly defends 400% COVID shot price hike, downplays NIH’s role
Sen. Sanders accused the company of an "unprecedented level of corporate greed." Enlarge / Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee in the Hart Senate Office Buildin.....»»
Moderna CEO says private investors funded COVID vaccine—not billions from gov’t
Bancel claimed billions in federal funding merely accelerated development. Enlarge / Moderna pharmaceutical and biotechnology company's CEO Stephane Bancel speaks during a session of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Dav.....»»
As COVID vaccine patent dispute drags on, Moderna forks over $400M to NIH
Moderna called the sum a "catch-up payment" for borrowing a molecular technique. Enlarge (credit: DeFodi Images ) Vaccine maker Moderna has forked over $400 million to the National Institutes of Health for using a molec.....»»
Multiple mutations may help omicron variant escape antibodies
An array of different mutations or combinations of mutations may help the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 escape immune responses or therapeutic antibodies, according to a study published today in eLife......»»
Bonkers Republican bill in Idaho would make mRNA-based vaccination a crime
It's unclear if the two lawmakers know what messenger RNA is exactly. Enlarge / The Comirnaty (Pfizer/BioNTech) and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. (credit: Getty | Marcos del Mazo) Two Republican lawmakers in Idaho have intr.....»»
Risk of diabetes rises 58% after COVID, even amid omicron, study finds
This is the latest study finding COVID infections can spur the development of diabetes. Enlarge / A woman with diabetes pricks her finger to take a blood sample to measure the glycemia in Paris on March 24, 2020. (credit: Getty |.....»»
RSV vaccine for older adults is 84% effective, Moderna says
It's another positive sign for mRNA vaccines and the fight against RSV. Enlarge (credit: DeFodi Images ) Moderna's mRNA-based vaccine against RSV (respiratory syncytial (sin-SISH-uhl) virus) was effective at preventing.....»»
XBB.1.5: Still more questions than answers on risk of latest omicron subvariant
Amid heightened concern, XBB.1.5 risks have a "high degree of uncertainty." Enlarge / A CDC COVID-19 variant testing site inside Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday. The airport testi.....»»
Moderna CEO: 400% price hike on COVID vaccine “consistent with the value”
Lawmakers have already called Pfizer's similar plan "pure and deadly greed." Enlarge / Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel during a Bloomberg Television interview on the closing day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on M.....»»
New omicron subvariant surges to 40.5% as COVID hospitalizations rise
With a new year, a new omicron subvariant is here to drive up cases, hospitalizations. Enlarge / Revelers celebrate New Year’s Eve in Times Square on January 1, 2023, in New York City. This year's New Year's Eve returned to pr.....»»