Moderna’s ‘Spikevax’ Covid-19 vaccine gets full approval by FDA

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine ‘Spikevax’ received full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), after more than a year of its “emergency use authorization”, reported USA TODAY. The announcement was made by Moderna on Monday. “The totality of real-world data and the full (license) for Spikevax in the United States reaffirms the importance of vaccination against this virus. […]

Discussions still going on over indemnity to Moderna: Sources

Even as the US giant drug maker Moderna’s COVID-19 messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine is expected to reach India this week, discussions are still going on over indemnity waiver, informed sources. Earlier on June 29, Indian drug regulators granted permission to Cipla to import donated doses of Moderna from the US. These doses will be given to the […]

DCGI waiver likely to bring foreign vaccines like Pfizer, Moderna a step closer

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has done away with specific trials of COVID-19 vaccines that have been approved by other international regulatory bodies – a big move likely to clear the way for foreign vaccines like Pfizer and Moderna for the country’s urgent requirement. In a letter, DCGI Chief VG Somani letter […]