Moderna Vaccinates First Patients In Its Phase 1 Clinical Trial Of mRNA-1469 To Treat Bundibugyo Ebolavirus Following Health Canada Approval
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Moderna, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRNA) today announced that following Health Canada's authorization of the study, the first participants have been vaccinated in a Phase 1 clinical study in Canada evaluating mRNA-1469, the Company's investigational mRNA vaccine being evaluated to prevent Bundibugyo ebolavirus, or BDBV, disease.
The vaccine candidate is being developed using Moderna's mRNA platform, the same technology that demonstrated rapid development, scalability, and global deployment capabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The program also builds on Moderna's existing research and development efforts in filoviruses, including Ebola-related viruses.
