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Moderna to cut 10% global staff as Covid vaccine sales keep falling

Facing falling COVID vaccine sales, Moderna plans to lay off 10% of its staff and cut costs. The company is now focusing on future product approvals and scaling back R&D.
Published on Jul 31, 2025 05:48 pm IST

How Moderna Went From Pandemic Hero to Vaccine Victim

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How Moderna Went From Pandemic Hero to Vaccine Victim
Updated on Jun 03, 2025 02:49 pm IST

US approves new lower-dose COVID-19 vaccine made by Moderna

The news came just days after the Trump administration canceled funding for Moderna to develop a vaccine against potential pandemic flu viruses.
Published on Jun 01, 2025 12:09 am IST

Trump administration cancels $766 million Moderna contract to fight pandemic flu

Trump administration cancels $766 million Moderna contract to fight pandemic flu
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 09:35 pm IST

A new year wish for good health

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Updated on Dec 31, 2023 11:13 pm IST

Explained: What are mRNA vaccines that earned two scientists Nobel in Medicine

Penn Medicine scientists Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman, who won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries enabling the development of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.
Published on Oct 02, 2023 05:59 pm IST

Moderna says updated COVID vaccine is effective against newer BA.2.86 variant

The Omicron offshoot carries more than 35 mutations in key portions of the virus compared with XBB.1.5, the dominant variant through most of 2023 and the target of the updated shots. (Representational Image)
Published on Sept 06, 2023 04:44 pm IST

High air pollution hits Covid vaccine response: Study

A woman gets a booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in Srinagar.
Updated on Apr 07, 2023 06:06 am IST

Collaborate to spur global innovation

The experience with Covid-19 vaccines showed some of the disadvantages of techno-nationalist strategies. China’s refusal to participate in global standard innovation left it with an inferior vaccine (AFP)
Updated on Apr 03, 2023 07:24 pm IST

China approves its first mRNA vaccine for Covid-19

China Covid: mRNA vaccines are considered among the most effective in reducing severe infections and deaths.
Published on Mar 22, 2023 01:23 pm IST

US approves updated Covid booster vaccine targeting newest omicron variants

Even as modified shots roll out, Moderna and Pfizer are conducting human studies to help assess the updated vaccine's value.
Published on Sept 01, 2022 07:56 am IST

Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech for Covid vaccine patent infringement

Early in the Covid crisis, Moderna promised not to enforce its intellectual property during the pandemic, but on March 7 it modified that pledge to apply only to lower-income countries.
Updated on Aug 26, 2022 07:18 pm IST

Pfizer seeks approval of updated COVID vaccine booster against new variants

A health worker administers a dose of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic. 
Published on Aug 23, 2022 03:35 pm IST

UK becomes 1st country to approve Moderna vaccine targeting Omicron variant

A vial of the Moderna vaccine rests on a table at an inoculation station next to Jackson State University in Jackson, Miss.
Updated on Aug 15, 2022 04:53 pm IST

Moderna data shows shot works in kids 6 months and up: US health authority

Regulators asked for more time to examine the post-vaccination risk.
Published on Jun 11, 2022 10:01 am IST

Moderna seeks US authorisation for Covid vaccine in children under 6

Doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine shots at a vaccination facility.
Published on Apr 28, 2022 05:45 pm IST

Made in India Covid vaccines better than Pfizer, Moderna: SII's Adar Poonawalla

On being asked about the export of the Covishield Covid-19 vaccine, Adar Poonawalla
Published on Apr 13, 2022 04:22 pm IST

FDA okays 2nd booster of Pfizer, Moderna

FILE PHOTO: A man receives a booster dose of Pfizer's coronavirus disease.
Updated on Mar 31, 2022 11:49 am IST

Moderna eyes Covid booster by August, not clear yet if Omicron-specific needed

Moderna's vaccines use mRNA technology to provoke an immune response.
Published on Feb 17, 2022 04:39 am IST

Pfizer, Moderna booster efficacy wanes significantly by fourth month: Study

The WHO earlie that it recommends booster doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
Published on Feb 12, 2022 08:35 am IST

Covid-19: Moderna starts clinical trials of Omicron-specific vaccine booster

A health care worker fills up a syringe with a dose of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine for a booster shot at the vaccination reference center at the Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute (EBPI) in Zurich, Switzerland.
Published on Jan 27, 2022 06:09 am IST

Are Covid-19 vaccines like Pfizer, Moderna safe for children?

Students check their health before receive the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine during a vaccination campaign at an elementary school in Bali, Indonesia 
Updated on Dec 23, 2021 11:09 am IST

'Highly effective': Moderna on its booster Covid jab's response to Omicron

The company still plans to develop a vaccine specifically to protect against Omicron, which it hopes to advance into clinical trials early next year.
Updated on Dec 20, 2021 03:59 pm IST

Vast study confirms rare heart risk from Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine

It noted that among the vaccinated who developed myocarditis or pericarditis "only a few" had severe outcomes.
Published on Dec 17, 2021 06:12 am IST

Australia adds Moderna as vaccine booster, cuts wait time for 3rd Shot

Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales, saw the pace of new cases decline for the first time in six days.
Published on Dec 12, 2021 06:40 am IST

Covid: Vaccine for Omicron might be ready in early 2022, says Moderna

Burton pointed out on Sunday that current vaccines should protect against the variant, adding that all unvaccinated people should take the jab.
Published on Nov 29, 2021 08:25 am IST

Will develop booster shot for new Covid variant: Moderna

A health care worker fills up a syringe with a dose of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine for a booster shot at the vaccination reference center at the Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute (EBPI) in Zurich, Switzerland.
Published on Nov 27, 2021 04:31 am IST

Pfizer, Moderna booster shots cleared for all US adults. Final hurdle remains

US regulators have opened up Covid-19 booster shots to all and more adults on Friday. 
Published on Nov 19, 2021 07:33 pm IST

Moderna and US govt at odds over vaccine patent: Report

A vial of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine at a pop-up vaccine clinic in Salt Lake City, USA. 
Updated on Nov 11, 2021 05:07 pm IST