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Moderna sues Pfizer/BioNTech over COVID-19 vaccine

COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna is suing Pfizer and BioNTech, accusing its main competitors of copying Moderna's technology in order to make their own vaccine.

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine available for some children under five

The Moderna vaccine for COVID-19 will be made available to some children aged six months to five years in particular risk categories.

CDC quietly changes advice on spacing COVID-19 jabs

Some people getting Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines should consider waiting up to eight weeks between the first and second doses, instead of the three or four weeks previously recommended, US health officials say.

ACT records just one new COVID-19 case

The ACT has recorded just one new COVID-19 case in the 24 hours to 8pm last night, the lowest number in Canberra since 14 August.

Finland pauses Moderna jabs for young men

Finland will pause the use of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for men born in 1991 and later due to reports of a cardiovascular side effect, the institute for health and welfare says.

ACT records 31 new cases, 17 infectious in the community

The ACT has recorded 31 new cases overnight, with 17 linked to existing cases or ongoing clusters and 17 in the community while infectious.

PM urges family trip to get vaccinated

Scott Morrison is urging families to take a trip to their community pharmacy to get vaccinated against COVID-19 after securing an additional one million doses of the mRNA-type Moderna vaccine.

Japan’s Moderna vaccine woes widen

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine contamination woes in Japan have widened with another million doses temporarily suspended after foreign substances were found in more batches and two people died following shots from affected lots.

Two die in Japan after contaminated Moderna jabs

Two men in their 30s have died after receiving Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shots that were among lots later suspended following the discovery of contaminants, Japan's health ministry says.

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