World Sep 20, 2021
Pfizer shot’s protection against hospitalization wanes in study
After four months, Moderna’s vaccine was 92% effective against hospitalization, with Pfizer’s at 77% and Johnson & Johnson's at 68%.
National / Science & Health Sep 17, 2021
Japan plans to roll out booster shots by the end of the year
by Ryusei Takahashi
Japan could soon start giving COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to people who are at least eight months removed from their second doses.
World Sep 16, 2021
Moderna says COVID-19 vaccine protection wanes, makes case for booster
Moderna on Sept. 1 submitted its application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration seeking authorization for a booster shot.
National Sep 15, 2021
Contaminants found in Pfizer vaccine in cities near Tokyo and Osaka
All three cities did not use doses containing foreign matter but continued using doses that were not contaminated.
National Sep 14, 2021
Japan to donate 1.3 million more AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Taiwan and Asian neighbors
Taiwan will get 500,000 more doses, bringing Japan's total donation to the island to 3.9 million, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi told reporters.
World / Science & Health Sep 11, 2021
COVID-19 vaccines hold up against severe delta cases, U.S. data shows
"As we have shown in study after study, vaccination works," said Rochelle Walenksy, U.S. CDC director, during a press briefing on Friday.
National Sep 10, 2021
Japan so far unable to link deaths to withdrawn batches of Moderna vaccine
Three men age 38, 30 and 49 died after receiving their second shots in August. The doses they were administered did not belong to the lot number confirmed to have contaminants.
Commentary / World Sep 8, 2021
Vaccines versus COVID-19: The great immunity debate
by Faye Flam
There’s emerging evidence that getting sick provides better protection than at least one brand of shot. But people still need to get the jab.
National / Science & Health Sep 7, 2021
Third man in Japan died after receiving recalled Moderna vaccine
The 49-year-old man, who was allergic to buckwheat, received his second shot on Aug. 11 and his death was confirmed the following day.
World / Science & Health Sep 5, 2021
The Moderna vaccine makes more antibodies than Pfizer's. Does it matter?
by Jason Gale and Robert Langreth
Subtle differences between the Pfizer Inc.-BioNTech SE and Moderna Inc. vaccines are emerging across patient groups over time, but what this all means in the real world is still unclear.
World / Science & Health | ANALYSIS Sep 3, 2021
Vaccine advisers to U.S. FDA face thorny question: Are COVID-19 boosters needed?
by Julie Steenhuysen
A fierce debate is expected around whether most Americans should get another shot rather than just those at high risk of severe illness.
National Sep 2, 2021
Moderna to recall COVID-19 doses in Japan over stainless steel contaminants
The health ministry said particles of stainless steel were found in suspended Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, but it did not expect they would pose an additional health risk.