Moderna sues Pfizer/BioNTech over COVID vaccine
Moderna is suing Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech for alleged patent infringement in the development of the first COVID-19 vaccine approved in the US.
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October 17, 2021 Covid vaccine breakthrough as study finds ‘sharp decline’ just 6 months after jab
Researchers at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have investigated the long-term efficacy of the three available vaccines. Approved for emergency use by the Foods and Drugs Administration (FDA), the Pfizer/BioNTech (BNT162b2) and Moderna (mRNA-1237) vaccines were rolled out across the US in December 2020. The mRNA-based jabs were followed by the single-shot Janssen/Johnson & Johnson vaccine (Ad26.COV2.S) […]
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September 13, 2021 Children aged 12 to 15 may start getting single dose of Covid vaccine within weeks
Children aged between 12 and 15 look set to start getting Covid-19 vaccines as early as next week, though they may only need a single jab to ensure protection.
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June 7, 2021 Chinese scientist ‘filed patent for a COVID vaccine in February 2020’
A Chinese military scientist with ties to the United States reportedly filed a patent for a COVID-19 vaccine well before the disease was declared a global pandemic.
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April 28, 2021 Single dose of COVID vaccine ‘can cut transmission by up to half’ – and most common side effects revealed
A single dose of a COVID-19 vaccine can cut transmission of the virus by up to half, according to a Public Health England (PHE) study.
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March 20, 2021 ‘I literally did not feel a thing’: Boris Johnson has AstraZeneca COVID vaccine
The prime minister, who is aged 56, got his first dose at London’s St Thomas’ Hospital, where he was treated in intensive care last April after contracting COVID-19.
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March 15, 2021 AstraZeneca defends its COVID vaccine after more countries suspend its use over clotting concerns
AstraZeneca has defended its COVID-19 vaccine after the Netherlands and Ireland suspended use of the jab – joining a growing list of countries to have done so over blood clot concerns.
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March 1, 2021 Covid vaccine: PM’s pledge to donate jabs is key to ‘global herd immunity’ says expert
Earlier this month, the Prime Minister said Britain and other rich countries need to make sure everyone around the world has access to COVID-19 jabs. Speaking to world leaders at the virtual G7 meeting, Mr Johnson said: “Science is finally getting the upper hand on Covid. Around the world [we need to] make sure everyone […]
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February 28, 2021 Two million more invited for Covid vaccine with rollout to get ‘even faster’ in March
Nearly two million more people aged over 60 in England are being invited to book a coronavirus jab as the boss of NHS England promised the rollout will get even quicker in March.
