Moderna developing combination COVID-19 booster, flu vaccine shot
By Joseph Choi - 09/09/21 12:38 PM EDT
Moderna announced on Thursday that it had begun development of a potential vaccine that combines a COVID-19 booster and seasonal flu shot.
“Today we are announcing the first step in our novel respiratory vaccine program with the development of a single dose vaccine that combines a booster against COVID-19 and a booster against flu," Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said in the press release.
Bancel previously told CNBC in April that he hopes to have a booster shot ready and available by the fall.
“I want to make sure there are boost vaccines available in the fall so that we protect people as we go into the next fall and winter season in the U.S.," he said at the time while appearing on CNBC"s "Squawk Box.”
After Moderna announced its plans to produce a combination shot, its market shares rose by more than six percent.
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