US biotech firm Moderna on Wednesday announced initial data from a small clinical trial that showed its booster shots improved people's immune responses against key coronavirus variants of concern. (FILES) A file photo taken on April 22, 2021 in Monts, central France, shows vials of the Moderna...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine developed by American drug firm Moderna. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) FDA Director-General Rolando Enrique Domingo made the announcement on Wednesday, May 5, during...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. is still hoping that the United States, one of the most vaccinated countries in the world, will be able to spare the Philippines and other countries with its excess coronavirus vaccines. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. (DFA) Locsin made...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) welcomed Monday, April 26, the decision of US-based drugmaker Moderna to apply for an emergency use authorization (EUA) of its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in the Philippines. DOST DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña and...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said US-based drugmaker Moderna has applied for an emergency use authorization (EUA) of its vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Philippines. This file photo taken on November 18, 2020 shows a syringe and a bottle reading “Vaccine...
With healthcare workers being prioritized for the COVID-19 vaccination, even pregnant ones have been approved to received this immunization effort. Photo from Unsplash News has been circulating that a expectant healthcare worker in Florida, USA, received the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine when she was 36...
The ICTSI Foundation of global port operator Enrique K. Razon said the private sector effort to bring in vaccines in partnership with the government would catalyze a return to a growth path for the Philippine economy. ICTSI has spearheaded a group for the procurement of Moderna vaccines. The...
The logistics sector has urged the government to tap the private sector storage and logistics expertise because they have enough capacity to handle the different temperature requirements of COVID-19 vaccines if only government will give the business to industry players and not do it on their own....
MIAMI (AFP) – A key facet of the global mad scramble by Pfizer, Moderna, and other pharma groups to develop a viable coronavirus vaccine is the recruitment of tens of thousands of volunteers willing to participate in clinical trials. AFP’s correspondent in Miami, Leila Macor, took part in such...
