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Moderna Says Its New COVID-19 Vaccine Protects Against the BA.2.86 Variant
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 7, 2023 Source:Moderna Says Its New COVID-19 Vaccine Protects Against the BA.2.86 Variant
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Moderna releases data on Omicron version of their vaccine.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 9, 2022 Source:Moderna says experimental combination COVID-19 vaccine appears to work against Omicron
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Moderna applies to FDA and Health Canada for COVID vaccine approval for children under six. It will be scrutinized and approval is not a slam-dunk as Pfizer experienced with its application (that it subsequently withdrew).
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 29, 2022 Source:Moderna seeks COVID vaccine approval for kids under 6 in Canada
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Moderna reports on successful development of variant-specific updates to its vaccine.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 20, 2022 Source:Moderna says new booster plus original shot provides better COVID-19 protection
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Moderna CEO states fourth/yearly booster may be needed. We need credible independent sources to review the evidence to determine if cellular immunity will provide longer term protection mitigating booster frequency.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 7, 2022 Source:Moderna CEO says another booster may be needed in fall of 2022
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Moderna submits data to Health Canada for approval of its COVID-19 vaccine for children. Expect approval within weeks. I review with @billcarrolltalk why the dose is one-half of the adult version. #VaccinesWork
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 17, 2021 Source:Moderna asks Health Canada to approve its COVID-19 vaccine for children
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Sweden suspends Moderna vaccine but keeps Pfizer for under 30’s citing unpublished nor peer reviewed data on the “very small” risk of vaccine-induced myocarditis. Previous research reported COVID poses 5-10 times greater risk than vaccine.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 7, 2021 Source:Sweden suspends Moderna vaccine for those 30 and under Reference:Unpublished data not available
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Retracted Canadian study that reported 1/1000 risk of myocarditis from mRNA vaccine weaponized by anti-vaccination websites despite data correction by the authors to 1/25,000. Review system worked to uncover error but damage now done.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 27, 2021 Source:A Canadian COVID-19 study that turned out to be wrong has spread like wildfire among anti-vaxxers
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Moderna vs Pfizer antibody titre study cannot answer if it leads to differences in cellular immunity, protection against variants, duration, risks of transmission or clinical outcomes. Real world data shows they both work equally well. #vaccineswork
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 1, 2021 Source:Moderna Makes Twice as Many Antibodies as Pfizer, Study Says Reference:Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Response Following Vaccination With BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273