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Life & Style
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Health
8/23/2024 6:54:34 PM
US regulators approved updated COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday, shots designed to more closely target recent virus strains, and hopefully whatever variants cause trouble this winter, too.
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Life & Style
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Health
12/16/2023 4:34:54 PM
Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel said the vaccine against melanoma could be available in as little as two years, in what would amount to a landmark step against the most serious form of skin cancer.
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World
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Region
9/12/2022 7:07:54 PM
The EU's medicines watchdog on Monday approved a vaccine specifically targeting the new and infectious types of the Omicron variant amid fears of a new wave of winter infections.
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World
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International
8/31/2022 6:26:16 PM
US health officials on Wednesday authorized updated Covid-19 vaccinations by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech that specifically target the latest strains of the Omicron variant, with the goal of jump-starting a new booster campaign.
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World
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International
6/8/2022 8:17:34 PM
US biotech company Moderna on Wednesday announced positive results for a new vaccine that targets both the original Covid strain and Omicron, and sees the shot as its "lead candidate" for a booster this fall.
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World
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International
5/23/2022 10:02:26 PM
Parents hoping to get their youngest children vaccinated against COVID-19 got some encouraging news Monday.
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World
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International
5/5/2022 4:19:22 PM
The European Union's drug watchdog said Thursday that it is assessing the possible use of Moderna's Covid vaccine for children aged five and under, the only group not yet eligible for the jab in most countries.
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World
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International
3/23/2022 5:59:08 PM
US biotech firm Moderna on Wednesday said it was pursuing regulatory approval for its Covid vaccine in children under six years old after the two-shot regimen was found to be safe and produced a strong immune response.
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World
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Africa
3/7/2022 6:31:26 PM
Moderna signed a memorandum of understanding with Kenya's government on Monday for the drugmaker's first mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility in Africa, the company said.
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World
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International
2/23/2022 6:40:20 PM
The World Health Organization is creating a global training center to help poorer countries make vaccines, antibodies and cancer treatments using the messenger RNA technology that has successfully been used to make COVID-19 vaccines.
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World
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International
1/31/2022 9:49:17 PM
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Monday that it has granted full approval to Moderna's Covid-19 "Spikevax" vaccine, which had previously received an emergency use authorization in the United States.
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Egypt
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Health
12/26/2021 11:31:52 AM
Egypt received a shipment of 1.5 million doses of coronavirus Pfizer vaccine as a donation from the United States on Saturday through COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX), the US Embassy in Cairo announced.
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World
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International
11/30/2021 8:01:30 PM
Vaccines specially adapted for the new Omicron coronavirus variant could be approved in three to four months if they are needed, the head of the EU's drug regulator said on Tuesday.
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World
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International
11/30/2021 12:02:44 PM
Existing Covid-19 jabs will struggle against the Omicron variant and it will take months to develop a new shot that works, the head of US vaccine manufacturer Moderna has told the Financial Times.
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World
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International
11/19/2021 5:00:47 PM
The United States on Friday authorized Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccine boosters to all people aged 18 and older, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said.
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Egypt
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Health
11/5/2021 3:03:24 PM
Cairo received on Friday morning 3,575,040 Moderna coronavirus vaccine doses, the country’s second and largest shipment of the American vaccine within a week.
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Egypt
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Health
10/31/2021 5:34:03 PM
Egypt received on Sunday its first shipment of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccines, comprising 784,280 doses, from Canada, according to statement by the Egyptian health ministry.
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World
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Africa
10/26/2021 12:59:59 PM
Moderna says it will make up to 110 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine available to African countries.
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World
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International
10/25/2021 10:44:02 PM
The EU's drug watchdog on Monday approved booster doses of Moderna's Covid vaccine for all over-18s, amid concerns that protection levels dip after initial jabs.
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Life & Style
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Health
10/25/2021 5:33:43 PM
Moderna said Monday that a low dose of its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and appears to work in 6- to 11-year-olds, as the manufacturer moves toward expanding shots to children.
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