Tag: Moderna

• Tuesday, April 20th 2021 - 15:02 UTC

  Big Pharma companies gross 152bn dollars since the beginning of the pandemic

  

  Despite setbacks with patients dying or suffering from undesired side effects which led to the suspension of some vaccines in various countries, the market value of pharmaceutical companies continues to rise, having amassed 152 billion US dollars in profits since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, it was reported.

• Monday, March 1st 2021 - 08:34 UTC

  AstraZeneca sells 7,7% interest in Moderna for a billion US dollars

  

  AstraZeneca Plc has sold its 7.7% stake in Moderna Inc for more than a billion US dollars after the U.S. biotechnology company's shares soared on the back of its coronavirus vaccine breakthrough, The Times reported.

• Tuesday, February 23rd 2021 - 09:14 UTC

  Pfizer plans to deliver 13 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine per week to US

  

  Drug maker Pfizer announced it expects to deliver more than 13 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine per week to the United States by the middle of March, more than doubling its shipments from early February, a top Pfizer executive said in prepared testimony ahead of a Tuesday congressional hearing.

• Thursday, December 24th 2020 - 08:20 UTC

  Canada approves Moderna coronavirus vaccine: first batch of doses expected before the end of the year

  

  Canada approved Moderna Inc's coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday, the second country to do so, paving the way for health authorities to step up an inoculation campaign against a worsening second wave.

• Saturday, December 19th 2020 - 09:45 UTC

  Moderna vaccine receives FDA approval: 5,9 million shots to be distributed this weekend

  

  Moderna Inc's coronavirus vaccine on Friday became the second to receive emergency use authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, welcome news to a nation with a staggering COVID-19 death toll of over 307,000 lives lost.

• Friday, December 18th 2020 - 08:25 UTC

  US experts recommend emergency approval of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine

  

  US panel of experts on Thursday voted to recommend emergency approval of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine, paving the way for six million doses to start shipping as soon as this weekend.

• Wednesday, December 16th 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  Moderna vaccine is safe and effective for preventing Covid-19, US regulators

  

  Moderna's vaccine is safe and effective for preventing Covid-19, US regulators said, clearing the way for a second shot to quickly gain emergency authorization and add to the country's sprawling immunization effort.

• Thursday, December 3rd 2020 - 09:32 UTC

  US expects to have immunized 100 million people against Covid-19 by March

  

  The United States hopes to have immunized 100 million people against Covid-19 by the end of February, a top official said on Wednesday, which is approximately 40% of the country's adult population.

• Wednesday, December 2nd 2020 - 09:22 UTC

  Covid-19: US officials unveil details to vaccinate 20 million Americans by end of 2020

  

  U.S. officials unveiled details of their plan to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to millions of Americans starting later this month, as the United States again broke records for new coronavirus infections and hospitalizations.

• Monday, November 23rd 2020 - 09:16 UTC

  Brazil will sign non-binding letters of intent for Covid-19 vaccines with four companies and Russia's sovereign fund

  

  Brazil's health ministry said on Sunday it will sign non-binding letters of intent to purchase coronavirus vaccines from four companies and Russia's sovereign wealth fund, adding that any purchase will depend on the approval of the nation's regulators.