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FDA clears Moderna vaccine for COVID-19

December 18, 2020 by Chain Drug Review Dr. Stephen Hahn, FDA, Moderna Vaccine Leading Headlines, Pharmacy

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration formally authorized a second vaccine for emergency use from Moderna. The biotech upstart won authorization for use in adults following extensive federal analysis of the vaccine, which the FDA found to be 94% effective at preventing the disease. “With the availability of two vaccines now for the prevention of

Panel greenlights Moderna vaccine, paving way for FDA authorization

December 17, 2020 by Chain Drug Review COVID-19, FDA, Moderna Vaccine Leading Headlines, Pharmacy

WASHINGTON — A panel of outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday endorsed emergency use of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine, virtually assuring a second option for protecting against COVID-19 for a pandemic ravaged nation. Members of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted 20-0 with one abstention in favor of