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New York: Biotechnology major Moderna on Friday sued rival Pfizer and BioNTech over alleged infringement of its messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine technology patents. In the lawsuit filed in the US and Germany, Moderna alleged that Pfizer and…

Washington: The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a fifth Covid-19 booster shot of Pfizer-BioNTech or the Moderna for people aged over 50 and some immunocompromised individuals. The FDA had previously authorised a single…

London: Amid calls for pushing booster doses against Covid-19 in view of the new super mutant variant Omicron that is predicted to escape vaccine immunity, a new study published in The Lancet has shown that six different Covid boosters are…

New York: A scientist of Indian origin has been identified by Moderna as the primary contributor to its Covid-19 vaccine. A filing by the company for its patent application for the coronavirus vaccine using the revolutionary RNA…

Washington: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised Covid-19 booster doses of Moderna and Johnson & Johnson, and approved "mix and match" booster dose for currently available approved Covid-19 vaccines. The agency on…

Washington: People who have taken Johnson and Johnson's Covid vaccine will have better results with a booster shot of either Pfizer or Moderna, finds a study led by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIH study on "mixing and…

New Delhi: After all round severe criticism for the recent travel advisory, the UK government said it recognised AstraZeneca Covishield as an approved vaccine. UK govt further clarified that it still has issues regarding "vaccination…

Tokyo: The Japanese Health Ministry said that two men died after they received two shots of Moderna Inc.'s Covid-19 vaccine, local media reported. The Ministry said on Saturday that the two men aged 30 and 38 died within days of…

Washington: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amended the emergency use authorizations for the Moderna and the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines to allow some people with compromised immune systems to get a third dose. The…

London: Vaccines against Covid-19 that were developed by US drug makers Pfizer and Moderna may not be as effective against the 'Delta' variant compared to as they were against the original strain of the virus, suggests a new study.…