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Moderna s booster shot for COVID variants shows promising effectiveness in protecting people against the South African COVID variant. Early data from Moderna s Phase 2 clinical trials show that a third dose increased levels of antibodies against the virus. The booster was administered eight months after the participants had been initially vaccinated, according to an NBC News report. Our mRNA platform allows for rapid design of vaccine candidates that incorporate key virus mutations, potentially allowing for faster development of future alternative variant-matched vaccines should they be needed, Moderna s chief executive officer, Stephen Bancel, was quoted in a report. Bancel added that the results are promising, noting that the vaccine s mRNA technology with speed and precision in protecting against the virus. ....
First Posted: May 03, 2021 10:04 PM EDT Photo : Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Major national pharmacy chains CVS and Walgreens were found to account for a huge portion of wasted COVID vaccine doses, according to government data. A total of 182,874 wasted doses were recorded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as of late March. CVS was responsible for nearly half of the wasted doses, while Walgreens is responsible for 21 percent. A total of 128,500 wasted shots combined, according to an ABC News report. The CDC data reported showed that the pharmaceutical companies have wasted more doses as compared to states, U.S. territories, and federal agencies combine. ....
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