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The US Food and Drug Administration will now require Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna to use expanded warning labels with more information about the risk of a rare heart condition after vaccination.
Moderna said on Friday it had filed a marketing application for an updated COVID vaccine to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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The Manila Times on MSNModerna's updated Covid vaccine for reviewThe company said the submission for the vaccine, branded as Spikevax, is based on guidance from the FDA, which advised that the shots should be updated to target strains that are a part of JN.1 lineage,
Moderna isn’t giving up on the combo shot entirely—it plans to resubmit later this year after it collects more data from its Phase III trials, which test how well a new treatment works compared to existing options.
Moderna said on Wednesday it has withdrawn an application seeking approval for its flu and COVID combination vaccine candidate after discussions with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The company said it would resubmit the application later this year with vaccine efficacy data from a late-stage trial of its experimental seasonal influenza vaccine,
The announcement, which followed the FDA setting new guidelines on COVID vaccine approvals, erased the stock’s gains from yesterday.
The rollout of updated Covid vaccines for healthy children and adults this fall is likely to be delayed after the FDA said it will require another clinical trial.
Moderna said on Wednesday it has withdrawn an application seeking approval for its flu and COVID combination vaccine candidate to wait for efficacy data from a late-stage trial of its influenza shot,