Moderna was criticized for considering a price hike for its shot.
Pharmaceutical manufacturing partners Pfizer and BioNtech are counter-suing competitor Moderna over its patent infringement claims against them.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention signed off Wednesday on the use of updated covid-19 boosters shots for children as young as five.
The Food and Drug Administration is authorizing the release of numerous batches of Moderna’s updated Covid-19 booster.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -Over the weekend the CDC approved vaccinations for ages 6 months through 5 years old. This comes as DHEC says there is an increase in cases across South Carolina particularly in the Midlands. Vaccines for the youngest age group 6 months through five years old are approved for both Pfizer and Moderna. State health leaders say this can reinforce…
DHEC is encouraging parents to talk with their child’s pediatrician about getting eligible children their COVID-19 vaccination.
The Food and Drug Administration’s outside experts voted unanimously that Moderna’s vaccine is safe and effective enough to give kids ages 6 to 17. If the FDA agrees, it would become the second option for those children, joining Pfizer’s vaccine.
Moderna’s preliminary study results show people given the combination shot experienced a higher boost in omicron-fighting antibodies than if they just got a fourth dose of the original vaccine.
A fourth dose is already authorized in the U.S. for people 50 and older.
New data shows COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths are on track to rise for the first time in months, and the FDA is encouraging Americans to get either the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines over the Johnson & Johnson shot.
