Moderna I nc., an American pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, said it will start the first phase of its shared services facility (SSF) in the Philippines in September this year with initial employment of 40 to 50 staff. - - - Patrick Bergstedt, Moderna senior vice-president and general...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Thursday, May 4 said he is “delighted” that Moderna, a leading vaccine manufacturer, is planning to put up its Shared Service Facility for Pharmacovigilance in the Philippines—a first in Asia and third in the world. “I take it as a vote of confidence...
US vaccine manufacturer Moderna Inc. announced Wednesday, May 3, that it will establish an Enterprise Solutions hub, its third globally, and a commercial presence in the Philippines to support its Asia Pacific operation. The biotech company issued the announcement separate from a Malacanang...
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Two leading international companies have told President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. they intend to build facilities in the Philippines, bringing more jobs to Filipinos. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets with Moderna officials on Tuesday afternoon (Washington...
WASHINGTON, United States -- US biotech company Moderna said Thursday it had mixed results from a large-scale trial of its mRNA flu shot, based on the same technology used in its successful Covid-19 vaccine. Moderna's experimental mRNA-1010 flu shot is "quadrivalent," meaning it targets four...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has already granted emergency use authorization (EUA) for the bivalent Covid-19 vaccines made by vaccine manufacturers Pfizer...
A party-list group advocating public health is pushing for the administration of non-injectable vaccines against Covid-19 to vastly improve the vaccination rates in the country. (Photo from BHW Party-list) In a statement on Sunday, July 10, Barangay Health Workers (BHW) Party-list Rep. Angelica...
A VIAL of the Moderna vaccine and syringes. (AFP) DAGUPAN CITY – The Dagupan City Health Office (CHO) has denied an online claim that expired Moderna vaccines have been administered in a vaccination site at the Dagupan City People’s Astrodome last Tuesday. In statement, the CHO said the...
WASHINGTON, United States -- US biotech company Moderna on Wednesday announced positive results for a new vaccine that targets both the original Covid strain and Omicron. This so-called "bivalent" vaccine was tested in a trial of 814 adults, who had all received their first three doses of Moderna's...
Business process outsourcing company Acquire BPO has donated Moderna vaccines to Quezon City to beef up the local government’s inoculation program. In a statement, Scott Stavretis, Acquire BPO chief executive officer, said they partnered with the Quezon City local government for the...
OTTAWA, Canada -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday that Covid-19 vaccine developer Moderna will build a manufacturing facility in the country's Quebec to deliver up to 100 million mRNA vaccine doses annually. Construction is set to start this year and the facility is expected...
WASHINGTON, United States -- US biotech firm Moderna said Thursday it had submitted a request for an emergency use authorization in the United States for its Covid vaccine for children aged six months to under six years. Very young children are the only group that are yet to be eligible for the...