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According to a study published on Monday, both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccinations are likely to provide long-lasting protection against Covid-19, implying that those who have already been inoculated with one of the mRNA vaccines may not need a booster dose for years. According to a peer-reviewed study published in …

A former Wisconsin pharmacist has been sentenced to three years in prison for purposely destroying COVID-19 vaccines. On Tuesday, 46-year-old Steven Brandenburg received three years in federal prison after pleading guilty in February to two felony counts of attempting to tamper with a consumer product. He initially faced up to …

Moderna is now touting that its vaccine is 96% effective in teens ages 12-17. The drug maker recently announced the results of its Phase 2 trial in reporting for their first-quarter earnings. The vaccine has already generated $1.7 billion in revenue in its fiscal first quarter. Moderna’s announcement also comes …

California is running low on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine as the eligibility for the shots expands. The state is expected to see a 15% decrease in vaccine supply and a 88% drop in the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. As of late Wednesday, California Governor Gavin Newsom revealed that this …

President Joe Biden is expediting the eligibility date for the COVID-19 vaccine. The President announced on Tuesday that the vaccine would be available to all adults on April 19. “Let me be deadly earnest with you: We aren’t at the finish line. We still have a lot of work to do. …

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that citizens who receive their full COVID-19 vaccine may travel freely. The new guidance, which arrived on Friday, states that residents who have received their COVID-19 vaccines will no longer be required to provide a negative COVID-19 test to leave the …

Moderna is planning to create a dual COVID-19 vaccine that will also work against the flu. According to Fox News, Moderna wants to add to its resume of virus defense by adding the flu as one of the viruses it fights against. On Tuesday, Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel said the …

On Tuesday,  Moderna announced that the first children in its Phase 2/3 Covid-19 vaccine trial ages 6 months to 11 years had been vaccinated. The KidCOVE study will recruit approximately 6,750 children between two and six in the United States and Canada. The trial is divided into two parts. Similar …

Alaska is the first state in the United States to offer Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to anyone 16 and older. “This historic step is yet another nationwide first for Alaska, but it should come as no surprise. Since day one, your response to the pandemic has been hands-down the best in …

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new information about the most common side effects Americans reported after receiving Pfizer or Moderna‘s COVID-19 vaccines. Some of our friends and family members have already received their Rona shots, and many of them have told us about their experiences. Data …

An Illinois mother was denied the COVID-19 vaccine because she is breastfeeding. Kate Raess says she was “shocked” to find out she couldn’t receive a Moderna coronavirus vaccine despite her consulting with her doctor and doing her own research. “I was so shocked,” Raess told the Chicago Tribune. “To sit …

Medical device company Johnson & Johnson said it has a Covid-19 vaccine that is 85 percent effective against the sometimes fatal virus. We’re almost as tired of hearing about Covid-19 as we were about 45. The latest news about Rona comes from Johnson & Johnson, which just announced its coronavirus …

1,900 doses of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccines had to be destroyed at a hospital in Boston after a cleaning person accidentally unplugged a freezer. The alarm system failed to notify anyone that the freezer had been unplugged. According to NBC Boston, the staff at Veterans Affairs Boston Pharmacy found out that …

After multiple people at a California clinic had obvious allergic reactions, state health officials ordered state-wide providers on Sunday to suspend administration of doses from one batch of COVID-19 vaccine that arrived from Moderna. The step, made “out of an extreme abundance of caution,” ensures that in the midst of …

During a virtual event held by a financial service group, Oddo BHF, the CEO of Moderna, said that the fear of the vaccine not working is out the window. “We believe there will be protection potentially for a couple of years, CEO Stephanie Bancel stated. Bancel also said the “antibody …