Vaccine maker Moderna looks to tap into local research talent

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As the first doses of Moderna's mRNA vaccine land onshore, its chief medical officer says the company is focused on Australia well beyond the pandemic. covid

Dr Paul Burton said the company was progressing talks with the federal government about domestic manufacturing and would look to recruit more local research talent.“I think there is amazing science in Australia, really fantastic basic scientific and clinical research, I’ve seen that first hand,” Dr Burton, who is based in the US, said.

“Absolutely – I mean, we have announced that kind of association in Canada – and that’s exactly the kind of thing [a manufacturing deal] is intended to do,” Dr Burton said.The company has submitted data for the product to the US FDA and European medicines regulator. Dr Burton said there was strong potential for the company to work with Australian researchers on these projects and potentially undertake trials of the COVID-influenza vaccine here.

An additional 15 million doses of “booster or variant-specific” vaccines will be delivered throughout 2022. Dr Burton said timing of deliveries would depend on the state of the nation’s rollout.

 

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