Brussels Reporter
  • Home
  • Brussels
  • Europe
    • Europe

      VIDEO : Latest news bulletin | July 1st…

      July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

      Europe

      US Supreme Court’s emmissions ruling ‘setback’ to fight…

      July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

      Europe

      Ireland: Johnson may need to go before Belfast’s…

      July 1, 2022

      Europe

      Accomplices of 2015 Paris terror attacks convicted in…

      June 30, 2022July 1, 2022

      Europe

      Ukraine war: five things you need to know…

      June 30, 2022June 30, 2022

  • Globe
  • Lifestyle
  • Business

Brussels Reporter

  • Home
  • Brussels
  • Europe
    • Europe

      VIDEO : Latest news bulletin | July 1st…

      July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

      Europe

      US Supreme Court’s emmissions ruling ‘setback’ to fight…

      July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

      Europe

      Ireland: Johnson may need to go before Belfast’s…

      July 1, 2022

      Europe

      Accomplices of 2015 Paris terror attacks convicted in…

      June 30, 2022July 1, 2022

      Europe

      Ukraine war: five things you need to know…

      June 30, 2022June 30, 2022

  • Globe
  • Lifestyle
  • Business
Home Europe EU medicines agency approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine booster dose
Europe

EU medicines agency approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine booster dose

by editor October 25, 2021October 25, 2021
October 25, 2021October 25, 2021

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said a third dose of Moderna”s COVID-19 vaccine “may be considered” in people aged 18 and older.

The vaccine is usually given as two doses about four weeks apart in people aged 12 and older.

But the European regulator said data showed that a third dose given six to eight months after the second dose would lead to a rise in antibodies that protect against the coronavirus.

This booster shot is half of the dose typically given to adults, the agency said. Side effects of the booster shot were similar to those after the second dose.

“The risk of inflammatory heart conditions or other very rare side effects after a booster is being carefully monitored,” EMA said, adding that they would continue to evaluate the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness.

There have been very rare cases of heart inflammation reported mostly in young adults after the second jab of both mRNA coronavirus vaccines: Moderna and Pfizer.

A third booster shot of the Pfizer vaccine had already been approved for people aged 18 and older at least six months after the second dose.

EMA also recommended that an extra dose of the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines be given to people with weakened immune systems.

It is up to national public health bodies in Europe to issue the official recommendations following the European regulator’s advice.

Moderna announced on Monday as well that its COVID-19 vaccine was safe and effective in children between the ages of six and 11.

The biotechnology company added that it would submit new data to global regulators soon.

Source link

previous post
John Wayne Gacy murder victim named 45 years after vanishing
next post
Rich countries break ‘totemic’ $100B annual climate pledge

Related Posts

Sweden takes a chance on trust as Nordic...

April 16, 2020

Germany’s search for permanent nuclear waste sites

September 29, 2020

Germany company pushes to accelerate coronavirus vaccine trials

April 9, 2020

A year since Brexit: How bad are the...

December 30, 2021

52 migrants feared dead after dinghy capsizes off...

August 20, 2021

England will take on Denmark in semi-final at...

July 4, 2021

How Angela Merkel blew it

February 12, 2020

Britain’s top police officer quits after losing confidence...

February 10, 2022

COP26: World leaders prepare climate commitments in run...

October 2, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine: UK praised for making coronavirus jab...

February 8, 2021
Promotion Image

Recent Posts

  • Brittney Griner: Detained US basketball star appears in Russian court on drug charges
  • VIDEO : Latest news bulletin | July 1st – Midday
  • US Supreme Court’s emmissions ruling ‘setback’ to fight against climate change
  • Missing Cryptoqueen: FBI adds Ruja Ignatova to top ten most wanted
  • Ireland: Johnson may need to go before Belfast’s Brexit dilemma can be solved
Promotion Image

GO!

Lifestyle

  • Scientists are using satellites to count elephants from space for the first time

  • France: Hospital workers demand more resources to fight COVID-19

  • Alexei Navalny: Millions watch jailed critic's 'Putin palace' film

  • Covid vaccine: WHO warns of ‘catastrophic moral failure’

  • Belgium looks good in white

Popular Posts

  • 1

    A wonk’s guide to the Czech EU presidency policy agenda

    June 23, 2022
  • 2

    Alexei Navalny: Millions watch jailed critic's 'Putin palace' film

    January 20, 2021
  • 3

    Austria’s Sebastian Kurz resigns

    October 9, 2021

Editor’s Choices

  • Sociopath ING or a blockchain of corruption from a well-known financial group

    May 24, 2021
  • Pfizer, AstraZeneca COVID jabs ‘highly effective’ against India variant, study shows

    May 23, 2021
  • G20 leaders at Rome summit pledge more vaccines for poorer countries

    May 21, 2021

Opinions

  • Ireland: Johnson may need to go before Belfast’s Brexit dilemma can be solved

    July 1, 2022
  • Belgium puts the brakes on e-scooters as injuries, annoyance grow

    June 30, 2022
  • Brussels won’t let Manneken Pis celebrate Beijing’s takeover of Hong Kong

    June 30, 2022

@2018-2021 - Brussels Reporter (www.brusselsreporter.com). All Right Reserved.