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Moderna Files Suit Against Pfizer & BioNTech

Moderna is suing Pfizer and BioNTech for allegedly infringing on patents the company filed from 2010 to 2016, reports Pharmaceutical Technology.

Patent infringement lawsuits

Moderna announced on Aug. 26, 2022 that it was filing patent infringement lawsuits against Pfizer and BioNTech over a dispute concerning the company’s Comirnaty vaccine. Moderna alleges that Pfizer and BioNTech infringed on patents Moderna filed between 2010 and 2016 concerning the company’s mRNA technology, which they allege...

https://mfame.guru/moderna-files-suit-against-pfizer-biontech/

The Next Coronavirus Booster Shots Will Target Omicron: What To Know

The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved a bivalent COVID booster vaccine, making it the first country in the world to do so.

Developed by Moderna, this vaccine has been approved for use in adults, and is set to form part of the upcoming autumn booster campaign in the UK.

But what actually is a bivalent vaccine, and what impact might this booster have on the trajectory of the pandemic? An article in the Conversation takes a look.

Second-generation bivalent...

https://mfame.guru/the-next-coronavirus-booster-shots-will-target-omicron-what-to-know/

Navy Relieves Destroyer XO For ‘Failing to Abide By Lawful Order’

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) arrives at Naval Station Mayport, Florida. Winston S. Churchill changed homeports from Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia to Naval Station Mayport where it will be dry docked on July 19, 2021. U.S. Navy Photo

The Navy has relieved the executive officer of one of its Arleigh Burke-class destroyers for “failing to abide by lawful order,” a Navy spokesman confirmed to USNI News.

The service on Friday relieved Cmdr....

https://news.usni.org/2021/12/10/navy-relieves-destroyer-xo-for-failing-to-abide-by-lawful-order

97% of Active-Duty Sailors Fully Vaccinated With Four Days Until Deadline

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Emily Pierce, left, from Bremerton, Washington, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), administers the COVID-19 vaccine to Information Systems Technician 1st Class Correy Bushman, from Rochester, Minnesota, assigned to the John C. Stennis, during a Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic led vaccination effort in conjunction with Naval Medical Center Portsmouth. US Navy Photo

The Navy has 97 percent of its active-duty sailors fully...

https://news.usni.org/2021/11/24/97-of-active-duty-sailors-fully-vaccinated-with-four-days-until-deadline

Navy Approves Five Permanent Medical, No Religious Exemptions for COVID-19 Vaccine to Date

Navy Installations Command Force Master Chief Greg A. Vidaurri receives his second COVID-19 vaccine at Branch Health Clinic Washington Navy Yard, on Feb. 16, 2021. US Navy Photo

The Navy has so far approved five exemptions for the required COVID-19 vaccination — all medical, a Navy official told USNI News.

The service has approved five permanent medical exemptions for the COVID-19 vaccine so far, said Navy spokesperson Lt. Cmdr. Andrew DeGarmo. No one has been separated or discharged, as of Nov....

https://news.usni.org/2021/11/01/navy-approves-five-medical-no-religious-exemptions-for-covid-19-vaccine-to-date

Marines Face Separation if Not Fully Vaccinated by End of November

Marine Sgt Maj. James Robertson, the sergeant major of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point receives the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, on Dec. 23, 2020. US Marine Corps Photo

All active-duty Marines will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Nov. 28 or face separation, according to new guidance from the Marine Corps.

The Marine Corps guidance, signed Saturday and released by Lt. Gen. D.J. Furness, deputy commandant, plans, policies and...

https://news.usni.org/2021/10/25/marines-face-separation-if-not-fully-vaccinated-by-end-of-november

Covax: How many Covid Vaccines Have The US And The Other G7 Countries Pledged?

UNICEF has urged leaders of the G7 group of countries – who are meeting in Cornwall this weekend – to speed up the donation of vaccines says a news article Published in BBC.

An open letter, signed by celebrity ambassadors including David Beckham, Andy Murray, and Katy Perry, says Covax is facing an urgent shortfall of 190 million doses.

The charity says G7 countries could donate 20 percent of their vaccine supply between June and August – over 150 million doses – without causing “significant...

https://mfame.guru/covax-how-many-covid-vaccines-have-the-us-and-the-other-g7-countries-pledged/

Vaccinated People Have Milder ‘Breakthrough Infections,’ Says CDC

People who have been vaccinated against coronavirus, if they do become infected, have milder Covid-19 illness than unvaccinated people, reports CNN quoting a new US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study.

Vaccinated people safer!

The ongoing, real-life study also shows even partially vaccinated people are 81% less likely to become infected than unvaccinated people, the CDC team reported.

The study of more than 3,900 health care staff, first responders and other frontline essential...

https://mfame.guru/vaccinated-people-have-milder-breakthrough-infections-says-cdc/

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