Covid-flu joint booster jab possible late 2023: Moderna

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GENEVA - Moderna aims to roll out a combined Covid-flu-RSV booster vaccine in late 2023, the US pharmaceutical firm said Monday , hoping a joint jab would encourage people to get an annual shot.

The single vaccine for Covid-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus - a common virus that causes the cold, but can be more serious for infants and elderly people -"Best-case scenario will be the fall of '23," Moderna chief executive Stephane Bancel told a virtual World Economic Forum roundtable session.

Moderna's experimental flu shot, targeting four major strains, is based on the same mRNA method used in its Covid-19 jabs. "We're hoping in the March timeframe we should be able to have data to share with regulators to figure out the next step forward."Beyond a vaccine specific to Omicron - which is rapidly becoming the world's dominant strain - laboratories are also pursuing a vaccine that works against all current and future Covid-19 mutations.

 

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