India.com Lifestyle Staff | Oct 3, 2023, 6:12 PM IST
Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman developed COVID vaccine, mRNA that won the Nobel Prize 2023. Know how mRNA vaccines work and what did the scientists actually find out?
Analiza Pathak | Sep 13, 2023, 7:18 AM IST
Apparently, new Covid-19 variant EG.5 is on the rise in the US. The variant is causing about 17 per cent of the new Covid-19 cases in the country compared to 16 per cent for the next most common lineage, XBB.1.16.
IANS | Sep 10, 2022, 8:07 PM IST
Health Canada has approved Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine to immunise children under the age of five. It's the second vaccine approved for that age group after Health Canada approved Moderna's Spikevax in July.
India.com News Desk | Aug 26, 2022, 6:45 PM IST
Moderna in the statement alleged that Pfizer and BioNTech infringed on patents filed between 2010 and 2016 that covered its mRNA technology.
India.com News Desk | Aug 15, 2022, 6:46 PM IST
Moderna's CEO Stephane Bancel said in a statement that the US biotech company was "delighted" by the decision, "the first authorization of an Omicron-containing bivalent vaccine".
Associated Press | Jul 5, 2022, 3:11 PM IST
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decided that the boosters needed an update as newer relatives of the Omicron variant have taken over half the Covid-19 infections of the country.
Associated Press | Jun 19, 2022, 12:00 AM IST
The FDA also approved a third dose, at least a month after the second shot, for kids with immune conditions that make them more vulnerable to serious illness.
Associated Press | Jun 15, 2022, 11:20 PM IST
Pfizer's submitted data found no safety concerns and suggested that three shots were 80% effective in preventing symptomatic coronavirus infections.
IANS | Jun 3, 2022, 12:35 PM IST
The Biden administration on Thursday said that children under 5 may be able to get their first COVID-19 vaccination doses as soon as June 21, if federal regulators authorise shots for the age group, as expected.
India.com News Desk | Apr 13, 2022, 4:05 PM IST
It's good that vaccines like Pfizer and Moderna are not introduced in India, because in countries like US people have taken the second and third booster dose and still many are getting infected with Corona but in India, our vaccines have given good protection," said Adar Poonawalla.
IANS | Mar 30, 2022, 5:24 PM IST
The CDC's move came right after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorised a second booster dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or the Moderna Covid-19 vaccines for these people earlier on Tuesday.
Associated Press | Mar 30, 2022, 8:42 AM IST
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention later recommended the extra shot as an option but stopped short of urging that those eligible rush out and get it right away.
