Moderna considering creating an mRNA monkeypox vaccine amid growing demand for shots Thursday, August 4 by ABC News(CAMBRIDGE, Mass.) -- Amid growing concerns over the potential threat of monkeypox, executives from Moderna said Wednesday they have initiated a research program to consider whether the company could create a monkeypox vaccine with mRNA technology."We're obviously very aware of the monkeypox concern and... Read More.
Moderna launches clinical trial for HIV vaccine that uses mRNA technology Friday, January 28 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Moderna announced Thursday that it's launched early-stage clinical trials of an HIV mRNA vaccine.The biotechnology company has teamed up with the nonprofit International AIDS Vaccine Initiative to develop the shot, which uses the same technology as Moderna's successful COVID-19 vaccine.The first participants... Read More.
COVID-19 live updates: mRNA vaccine efficacy dropped ‘significantly’ in nursing homes Wednesday, August 18 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads.More than 623,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.3 million people have died from the disease worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by... Read More.
Real world study shows mRNA vaccines protect against symptomatic and asymptomatic infection: CDC Monday, March 29 by ABC NewsBY: IVAN PERIERA, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new data Monday bolstering previous studies that showed mRNA vaccines are effective at preventing asymptomatic COVID-19 cases. The agency studied 3,950 people who received the Pfizer and... Read More.
How mRNA vaccines can keep up with an ever-changing coronavirus Friday, March 12 by ABC NewsBy DR. ABAMA RAMANATHAN, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- As new COVID 19 variants are rapidly spreading across the world, vaccine manufacturers are preemptively finding ways to adapt to the emerging threats.Moderna announced Wednesday it had dosed the first patient in... Read More.
