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Covid vaccine: what does 70%, 80% or 90% effective mean?

As several vaccines are beginning to share their clinical trial results, their effectiveness can be very different. 70%, 80%, 90%... What do these number mean? Keep reading to find out more!

Coronavirus vaccine: Moderna to increase doses per vial

As vaccination campaigns have been initiated worldwide, Moderna is in talks to increase by 50% vaccine doses per vial, so that they can move from 10 to 15 doses of vaccine per vial.

Covid: Moderna vaccine soon to be manufactured in France

This Wednesday February 3, Deputy Minister for Industry Agnès Pannier-Runacher announced that in addition to deliveries scheduled already, Moderna Covid vaccine will be manufactured in France by a subcontractor. Production is to start “in March”.

Covid: Moderna to modify vaccine to improve its efficacy against variants

This Monday January 25, Moderna Therapeutics laboratory announced they were working on a new version of their vaccine, to make it more effective against variants, especially the South-African strain. That very same day, the group explained their product was effective against the two most spread variants in the world.

Covid: the second dose of the vaccine to be given in France 3 to 4 weeks later, as planned

This Saturday January 23, to face tensions rising from the Covid vaccine distribution around the world, the Haute Autorité de Santé has announced in a release they are recommending to defer the second dose of vaccine for 42 days, namely six weeks instead of four. A recommendation Health Minister Olivier Véran has decided not to comply with, as he would rather bet on safety. The second dose will be inoculated 28 days after the first injection, as initially decided.

Covid: can you choose what vaccine you want injected?

So far, as two vaccines have been approved in France, many French people are wondering if they can choose what Covid vaccine they want injected. This January 7, invited on BFMTV, Health Minister Olivier Véran answered the question.

Covid: Moderna vaccine approved by the Haute Autorité de Santé

Moderna vaccine is now approved by the the Haute Autorité de Santé. French control announced they delivered their decision this Friday Janaury 8, 2021 as for issuing the product on the territory. The vaccine has been approved already this Wednesday January 6 by the European Medicines Agency.

Covid: Moderna vaccine doses to arrive by mid-January in France, Alain Fischer says

Covid vaccine developed by Moderna soon to be issued in France… At least this is what France vaccine campaign coordinator Alain Fischer announced this Friday January 8, 2021 saying the vaccine is to arrive from “mid-January”. News going against what Olivier Véran said as for arrival on the market starting Monday January 11.

Covid: once inoculated, does vaccine prevent from spreading the virus?

According to data already made available Covid vaccines on the market or being approved protect from being contaminated, but do they prevent from transmitting the virus to somebody else? We try to answer this question.

Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca: What are the differences between Covid-19 vaccines?

Even though the vaccine campaign started in France, the general public still has to wait for a few months before getting their vaccine. Which one should you get once the time has come? Let us run through the differences and similarities between vaccines provided by AstraZeneca, Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna.

Coronavirus: Chinese Sinopharm vaccine’s effectiveness

As vaccine campaigns have started around the globe, Sinopharm unveils the effectiveness of their vaccine. It is the first Chinese laboratory to share these data.

Covid: France's Haute Autorité de Santé approves Pfizer vaccine

COVID-19: Three days after the European Medicines Agency handed over its verdict as for issuing the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, France's Haute Autorité de Santé allows the vaccine in France. The vaccine campaign is to begin from this Sunday Deceber 27, 2020.

Covid: vaccines causing slight but too many adverse effects

As the first Covid vaccines have been inoculated, several adverse effects noticed in Pfizer and Moderna vaccines have been reported after injection in many patients. Slight effects, such as headaches, fatigue, fever, or rashes, detailed in clinical trial reports, but much more frequent than for other vaccines. Here is more on the matter.

Covid vaccine: Moderna approved in the USA, still waiting to be approved in the EU

Pharmaceutical group Moderna Therapeutics has announced they applied for EU and US approval after confirming their covid vaccine is effective. This Friday December 18, 2020, the FDA has approved the vaccine the day after a committee of American experts delivered a positive endorsement.

Covid vaccine: what is a messenger RNA?

As Covid vaccine has started to be injected to some people in the world in several countries, many people are wondering what this new technology developed for these products is about, a messenger RNA. Keep reading to find out more!

Covid-19: Moderna vaccine offers 94% chance to have zero symptoms, the CEO says

Interviewed on Franceinfo, Moderna France CEO Stéphane Bancel says “people who have been vaccinated with our vaccine know that there is a 94% chance that Covid-19 will have zero symptoms if infected” and the remaining 6% show mild cases that do not require hospitalization. Moderna coronavirus vaccine is to be reviewed by a scientific committee this upcoming January 12.

Covid-19 vaccine: In France, "200 million doses possible" Castex announces

This Thursday December 3, 2020 France's Prime Minister detailed France's vaccine strategy: "France will have 200 million doses possible". European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen has announced the EU has struck a deal for up to 160 million doses of American Moderna Therapeutics’ Covid-19 vaccine.

Coronavirus: Moderna Therapeutics vaccine 94% effective, the laboratory claims

The fight against coronavirus is escalating! American laboratory Moderna has announced this Monday November 16 that their vaccine against coronavirus was 94.5% effective. An announcement following their rival Pfizer's statement.