Phase 1 clinical trials for mRNA HIV vaccine have officially started
Just over a year ago, we shared an article about how Moderna is using mRNA technology to develop an HIV vaccine. Last week, the Phase I clinical trials for this very vaccine began. The company is conducting the trial in partnership with the nonprofit International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) Read More...
New mRNA flu vaccine shows success in clinical trials
When the common cold returns each year, so does the rise in flu cases. For younger, healthy people, all this means is the sniffles and a day in bed, but as we get older or develop other health conditions, these seasonal diseases can have a more dramatic, sometimes deadly impact on our Read More...
Woman passes on Covid-19 antibodies to her newborn
A woman in south Florida who was vaccinated with one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine while pregnant passed on her Covid antibodies to her baby who was born three weeks later. The mother, who is a healthcare worker on the frontlines, received her first dose of the Moderna vaccine in January when she Read More...
Moderna is using mRNA technology to develop an HIV vaccine
mRNA vaccine technology provided a breakthrough in the search for a covid-19 vaccine, and researchers are hopeful it could offer a solution for treating other diseases as well. Pharmaceutical company Moderna has announced plans to use this mRNA technique to attempt to create the first vaccine for Read More...