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An independent panel of vaccine experts has reviewed data from the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine and will publish its recommendations on vaccine use next Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday.
In a press briefing about next week, the WHO said on Friday night: “The Expert Strategic Advisory Group (SAGE) on Vaccination will publish its interim recommendations to WHO on the use of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine (mRNA-1273). The recommendations were approved at the extraordinary SAGE meeting held on January 21 (Thursday). “
Speaking at the WHO social media event on Wednesday, Mariangela Simao, WHO deputy director general for access to medicines, vaccines and medicines, said the SAGE experts had issued recommendations for the Pfizer vaccine to be used. practice in early January. “It is already meeting for another vaccine very soon,” Simao said.