Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine recommended for people 18yrs and older: US CDC

US pharmaceutical firm Moderna Inc on December 19 said that CDC panel has voted to recommend its coronavirus shot for people 18 and older. According to official press release, members of CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunisation Practices voted 11-0 in favour of vaccine, with three abstaining because of conflicts of interest. vote result came just a day after US FDA authorised emergency use of Moderna’s COVID shot. 

Chief Executive Officer Stephane Bancel said that ACIP recommendation is ar step forward in quest to address devastating pandemic with a vaccine. recommendations are key to helping vaccine providers understand best practices for administering coronavirus vaccine. w, CDC Director Robert Redfield must sign off on group’s decisions before y are made final. 

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‘Ar crucial step..’

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, which is second to be authorised for emergency use in United States, will be introduced amid more than 200,000 new daily cases being reported and record hospitalisations. Millions of doses are set to arrive by Monday after Food and Drug Administration authorized an emergency rollout of vaccine developed by Moderna Inc. and National Institutes of Health, as per AP reports. 

"With availability of two vaccines w for prevention of COVID-19, FDA has taken ar crucial step in fight against this global pandemic that is causing vast numbers of hospitalizations and deaths in United States each day," said FDA Commissioner Stephen M Hahn to PTI.

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine is one of several in which US government has invested money for quick development of a cure. American firm has agreed to supply 100 million doses to US government after receiving approval from regulators. Last week, US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Defense (DoD) had secured an additional 100 million doses of COVID-19 mRNA-1273 vaccine candidate from Moderna. 

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