Category: Moderna
EU: ECHR throws fuel on the coronavirus vaccination fire – backs mandatory jabs for kids
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Thursday that democratic governments can make vaccinations obligatory, in a landmark judgement rejecting complaints brought by Czech families penalised for refusing compulsory jabs for their children. More...
Switzerland: Stage III hypertension in patients after mRNA-based SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus vaccination with Pfizer/Biontech & Moderna
On January 11th 2021, the vaccination Center in Lausanne, a city of 140’000 inhabitants in western Switzerland, started the COVID-19 vaccination with mRNA-based vaccines. More...
France: Scientists recommend changing coronavirus vaccination technique after AstraZeneca thrombosis investigation
Thus, one of the hypotheses linking the vaccine to the occurrence of severe thrombosis could be an accidental intravenous injection which, in the presence of factors not fully identified, would generate a discordant immune reaction with activation of the platelets, potentially associated with a NET effect or with a decrease in the level of ACE2 on the surface of endothelial cells, leading to an increased risk of thrombosis. More...
Two-thirds of epidemiologists warn mutations could render current coronavirus vaccines ineffective in a year or less
In a survey of 77 epidemiologists from 28 countries, carried out by The People’s Vaccine Alliance, two-thirds thought that we had a year or less before the virus mutates to the extent that the majority of first-generation vaccines are rendered ineffective and new or modified vaccines are required. More...
Denmark’s SSI recommends changes to syringe injection method for coronavirus vaccines
“Usually one does not need to aspirate before injecting a vaccine. More...
Doctors report large skin rashes appeared in 12 patients in delayed reaction to Moderna mRNA-1273 coronavirus vaccine
“We have also observed delayed large local reactions to the mRNA-1273 vaccine, with a median onset on day 8 (range, 4 to 11) after the first dose. More...
WHO Recommends against Moderna & Pfizer coronavirus vaccines for most pregnant women
The World Health Organization released new guidance about Moderna Inc.’s More...
Moderna developing vaccine “booster shot” against 501YV2 variant
Moderna said its Covid-19 vaccine appeared to protect against emerging variants of the coronavirus in laboratory tests, but as a precaution it would test whether a booster shot improves immune responses and develop a new vaccine targeting the strain first identified in South Africa. More...
Are mRNA coronavirus vaccines safe in the long term?
The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines will be the first-ever messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines brought to market for human patients. More...