Moderna will ship nearly 6 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine as soon as it gets FDA approval

Up to six million people will be vaccinated during the first rollout of Moderna Inc’s coronavirus vaccine in the U.S. During a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) briefing on Monday, officials said medical supply company McKesson will obtain the jabs, which will be sent to 3,285 locations across the country by FedEx and UPS. … Read more

Pfizer and Moderna will rake in $32 BILLION in COVID-19 vaccine sales in 2021 alone

Wall Street projects Pfizer and Moderna will rake in $32 BILLION in COVID-19 vaccine sales in 2021 alone – while Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca vow to distribute their jabs at no profit Analysts project Pfizer and Moderna will rake in a combined $32 billion next year That is on top of an estimated $975 million … Read more

Moderna has begun testing its coronavirus vaccine in children as young as age 12

Moderna Inc announced on Thursday that it has begun testing its experimental coronavirus vaccine in children. The phase II/III trial is expected to enroll 3,000 participants between the ages of 12 and 17, according to a press release from the biotechnology company. Half of the volunteers will be given two shots of Moderna’s immunization, known as mRNA-1273, … Read more

Moderna can make 500 million covid jab doses in 2021 – but not 1 billion

Moderna CEO says it can ‘comfortably’ make 500 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in 2021 – but will need more resources to hit their goal of 1 billion Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel said the firm is ‘very comfortable’ it can can make 500 million dose of its vaccine in 2021 at a Friday Nasdaq … Read more

Moderna will being testing its coronavirus vaccine in children as young as 12

Moderna Inc will begin testing its COVID-19 vaccine in children, who are capable of passing on the virus, to high-risk group in its large, late-stage trial.  According to clinicaltrials.gov, a registry of clinical trials run by the US National Library of Medicine, the study will enroll 3,000 participants between ages 12 and 17. Half of … Read more

Coronavirus: Moderna to submit vaccine for emergency approval

Moderna will today submit its Covid vaccine for emergency approval in the US and Europe, after the final analysis of its last-stage trial showed that the jab is 94.1 per cent effective at preventing infection. Results from the Massachusetts-based company’s stage three trials mark a landmark success for the vaccine, with the firm’s chief executive … Read more

Moderna will submit their coronavirus vaccine for emergency approval

Moderna will today submit their Covid-19 vaccine for emergency approval after final results from trials show it is 94.1 per cent effective at preventing infections and the UK is set to approve Pfizer’s jab ‘within days’. Final results from the companies stage 3 trials mark a landmark success for the vaccine, with only 11 out … Read more

Vaccine tech used by Moderna, Pfizer, could be programmed to fight other diseases

The new technology behind Pfizer’s and Moderna’s coronavirus vaccines could be used to prevent everything from heart disease to cancer, experts say.  The breakthrough vaccine ‘platform’ they use transforms the body into a virus-zapping vaccine factory and could be retooled to run interference on other diseases and speed the development of shots to prevent future … Read more

How does Moderna coronavirus vaccine work and which countries are first in line for it?

How does Moderna vaccine work and which countries are first in line for it? As new Covid-19 jab is said to be 94.5% effective, we answer your questions about the latest development US spent $1bn on vaccine and is promised 20million doses by the end of year  UK ministers were concerned would take too long … Read more

Coronavirus: Clinical trial shows Moderna vaccine is 94.5% effective

Another coronavirus vaccine has been proven to work as US pharmaceutical company Moderna today revealed its jab is 94.5 per cent effective – but the UK hasn’t bought any of it.    Officials today revealed Britain won’t get any doses of the vaccine until the spring, despite ‘advanced discussions’ between the company and Government. But the early results from … Read more