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Moderna Plans Three More mRNA Vaccines, Not All for Infection

Moderna produces one of three COVID shots available in the U.S.1 In November 2021, Moderna released data on third-quarter sales showing phenomenal profits from the vaccine of $ 5 billion worldwide and forecasted $ 18 billion for the year just from the mRNA vaccine.2 To take advantage of this revenue stream, the company announced they… Read More »

FDA says Moderna vaccine’s benefits outweigh risks after Nordic countries limit use

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reiterated its stance that the benefits of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine outweigh its risks on Friday after several Nordic countries began restricting its use for certain age groups due to concerns about a rare heart-related side effect. The FDA responded after health officials in Finland said Thursday that males under… Read More »

Colleges, universities grapple with making vaccines mandatory for students

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Health Canada Canada appears to be hitting a complacency wall, with the lowest uptake being among the university-age demographic, the 18- to 29-year-olds Author of the article: Sharon Kirkey Publishing date: Jul 12, 2021  •  59 minutes ago  •  8 minute read  •  385 Comments Only those fully inoculated against COVID will… Read More »

Mixing COVID-19 vaccines could be making the best ‘of a bad situation’

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Health Canada With AstraZeneca delays, and 36 million doses of Pfizer and Moderna scheduled to come, mixing for potentially hundreds of thousands of people may become unavoidable Author of the article: Sharon Kirkey Publishing date: May 05, 2021  •  5 days ago  •  5 minute read  •  35 Comments A Peel Region… Read More »

Trump knew testing Covid-19 vaccines would take months, Woodward book shows

Trump also suggests that’s why he initially pushed so hard for the use of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, because the malaria drug had already been tested and approved for other uses. “Well, we’re doing great on vaccines,” Woodward quotes Trump as saying in his latest book, “Rage.” “The problem with a vaccine is a vaccine… Read More »

‘Clinical trials crucial to new Covid vaccines in battle against the disease’

This is a blatant sales pitch for clinical trials and I make no apology for it. Every step we’ve taken in our fight against Covid has been pioneered and brought to fruition by research and science. Every tool used to fight the ­pandemic is the result of invention and collaboration by scientists and doctors. And… Read More »