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4:18pm Jun 15, 2022

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Advisers to the FDA back COVID vaccines for the youngest children

by Scott Hensley

A committee of experts voted unanimously to recommend that the Food and Drug Administration authorize COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech for children as young as 6-months-old.
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12:02pm Apr 19, 2022

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Moderna says its new 'bivalent' vaccine shows promise against COVID variants

by Rob Stein

The company says this version targets both the original coronavirus and the beta variant, and appears to provide broader and longer-lasting protection against different strains, including omicron.
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11:20am Mar 23, 2022

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Moderna wants the FDA to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 6

by Ayana Archie

No deaths were reported in tests, and there were no signs of myocarditis, or heart inflammation, as a side effect.
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8:50pm Jan 19, 2022

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Booster longevity: Data reveals how long a third shot protects

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Now researchers in the U.K. have the first estimates for how long a third shot of the Pfizer vaccine will last. The findings are mixed.

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1:58pm Dec 20, 2021

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Moderna says its COVID booster increases protection against omicron

by Jaclyn Diaz

Moderna said its current FDA-authorized 50-microgram booster shot increased antibody levels against omicron 37-fold compared to pre-booster levels.
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5:43pm Dec 07, 2021

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Omicron boosters are in the works, but will they be needed?

by Sydney Lupkin

Omicron has many more mutations than previous variants of concern, a fact that raises questions about how effective existing vaccines will be against the new form of the coronavirus.
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4:02pm Nov 12, 2021

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Coronavirus FAQ: I just got a booster. Can I ... go crazy?

by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred

Does a booster shot mean that you can go back to ... normal? Or is there still a newish kind of normal to face?
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7:32pm Oct 31, 2021

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The FDA is probing whether the Moderna vaccine can cause a rare side effect in teens

by Joe Hernandez

Moderna says the FDA is looking into reports of a rare side effect — myocarditis, or the inflammation of the heart muscle — in those who've gotten the shot.
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6:18pm Oct 25, 2021

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What the U.S. can — and cannot — do for vaccine equity per the State Department

by NPR Staff

The U.S. has pledged to deliver 1.1 billion doses of COVID vaccines to countries in need. Billions more are needed. NPR interviewed the State Department's global vaccine coordinator to learn more.
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9:09pm Oct 21, 2021

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CDC backs the rollout of COVID vaccine boosters from Moderna and J&J

by Scott Hensley

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky also endorsed a mix-and-match approach to boosters that would be flexible for patients and health care providers.
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7:02pm Oct 20, 2021

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The FDA authorizes Moderna and J&J COVID vaccine boosters

by Scott Hensley

The Food and Drug Administration also gave an OK to boosters that differ from the vaccine originally used to immunize people against COVID-19. A mix-and-match approach could ease the booster rollout.
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1:53pm Oct 20, 2021

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Moderna won't share its vaccine recipe. WHO has hired an African startup to crack it

by Nurith Aizenman

It's the first step in an audacious plan to solve vaccine inequity by setting up the manufacturing of mRNA vaccines across low-resource countries,