COPENHAGEN (Reuters) Getting a third dose of either Pfizer-BioNTechs or Modernas COVID-19 vaccine offers a significant increase in protection against the Omicron variant in elderly people, according to a Danish study published on Wednesday.

Time to allow booster shot is now: P Chidambaram

05:05pm, Wednesday, 22'nd Dec 2021 The Financial Express
The former union minister said the time has also come now to allow the use of other approved vaccines like Pfizer''s and Moderna''s.

Moderna COVID-19 shot has higher rate of side effects, but rarely severe

04:00pm, Wednesday, 22'nd Dec 2021 United Press International
Recipients of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are more likely to report side effects than those given the Johnson & Johnson or Pfizer-BioNTech shots, a study published Wednesday by JAMA Network Open found.
A panel at Japan''s health ministry refused to approve the Alzheimer''s drug, saying more data are needed to judge its effectiveness.
Oxfam America has filed a complaint with securities regulators accusing Moderna of providing misleading statements and concealing material information about its dispute with the U.S. government over Covid-19 vaccine patents.

Study: J&J, Sinopharm, Sputnik V less effective against Omicron

10:20am, Wednesday, 22'nd Dec 2021 Big News Network
WASHINGTON D.C.: According to a new study, vaccines developed by Johnson & Johnson, China''s Sinopharm and Russia''s Sputnik V are not as effective against the new Omicron variant. The study also found that the decrease was less pronounced for vaccinated people previously infected with the virus. It also showed vaccines from Moderna, AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech were still effective against Omicron, but
Human Rights Watch identified eight companies in Africa that could manufacture mRNA vaccines, if Moderna and Pfizer hand over the technology.

Omicron forces new restrictions, global call for booster shot

05:38am, Wednesday, 22'nd Dec 2021 Business Recorder
SYDNEY: Singapore suspended quarantine-free travel and Australia renewed its vaccination push on Wednesday as surging cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant just days before Christmas forced authorities to impose new curbs and expedite booster shots. Governments globally have tightened social mobility restrictions and made urgent pleas for citizens to vaccinate as Omicron emerges as the dominant strain of the virus, upending reopening plans that many hoped would herald the start of a post-pandemic era in 2022. In Asia-Pacific, Singapore will freeze all new ticket sales for flights and buses under its programme for quarantine-free travel into the city-state from Dec. 23 to Jan. 20, the government said on Wednesday, citing risk from the fast-spreading Omicron. "Our border measures will help to buy us time to study and understand the Omicron variant, and to strengthen our defences, including enhancing our healthcare capacity, and getting more people vaccinated and boosted," Singapore''s health ministry said in a statement.
World shares had fallen earlier in the week after Omicron infections multiplied but strong corporate earnings and reports that Moderna''s vaccine provides protection gave investors hope.

TSX Ends On Buoyant Note

11:09pm, Tuesday, 21'st Dec 2021 Business Insider Markets
(RTTNews) - The Canadian market ended on a buoyant note on Tuesday thanks to strong gains in stocks from across several sectors. Firm global markets, higher crude oil prices, encouraging retail sales data, and a report from Moderna Inc about the effectiveness of a booster dose of its Covid-19 vaccine against the Omicron variant. Moderna

Why Moderna Stock Slumped on Tuesday

10:44pm, Tuesday, 21'st Dec 2021 The Motley Fool
The latest omicron news, plus a formal complaint from a top global charity, made some investors head for the exit.
You’re fully vaccinated two weeks after your second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or two weeks after your single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Oxfam America has filed a complaint with securities regulators accusing Moderna of providing misleading statements and concealing material information about its dispute with the U.S. government over Covid-19 vaccine patents.
Trump seemingly is able to maintain this cult-like following from even those who consider themselves anti-vaxxers by always throwing in the phrase but it should be your choice, they should not be mandated, which then somehow makes his position on the bioweapons killing and maiming people OK with his followers. This is the great deception
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