Coronavirus Update: Moderna Snags Vaccine EUA

Plus: NIAID Test Antibodies In Hospitalized Patients, Asia Developments

The FDA granted emergency authorization for Moderna's mRNA-1273 following a 17 December advisory committee vote in its favor. There have also been more supply deals and approvals in Asia.

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Moderna is second to win emergency authorization for a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 • Source: Shutterstock

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given an emergency use authorization (EUA) to Moderna, Inc.’s vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, mRNA-1273, just a week after granting one to Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE’s BNT162b2. Yet, despite the two products’ similarity, Moderna’s has not yet shown cases suggesting anaphylaxis in people receiving it.

The agency granted the much-anticipated EUA on 18 December, following a 17 December vote by the FDA’s Vaccines and Related...

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