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Coronavirus Update: Moderna Donates More Doses, Booster Shot Shows Efficacy

 
• By Scrip Team

Novavax said it would start shipping supplies of its vaccine to Europe starting in late 2021, while Vaxart delayed the start of its Phase II study due to issues with Emergent BioSolutions. Meanwhile, Roche India received an EUA for Regeneron's antibody cocktail

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Moderna Pledges More Doses Amid Coronavirus Surge In India • Source: Alamy

Moderna, Inc. reported on 5 May that both a third shot of its messenger RNA vaccine mRNA-1273 and a single injection of its strain-matched booster candidate mRNA-1273.351 were effective against SARS-CoV-2 and two variants of the novel coronavirus – B.1.351 and P.1, first identified in South Africa and Brazil, respectively.

Booster shots were given in a Phase II study to people previously vaccinated with two doses of mRNA-1273 and increased neutralizing antibody titers against the novel coronavirus were observed in people who received a third dose and in individuals who were given a shot of mRNA-1273

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