Biotech company Moderna says its coronavirus vaccine is ready for first tests

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The first vials of an experimental vaccine for novel coronavirus are ready for human testing

London US biotech firm Moderna has shipped an experimental coronavirus vaccine to US government researchers just six weeks after it started working on the immunization.

Initial trials of the potential vaccine could begin in April, but the process of testing and approvals would last at least a year.Coronavirus is fast becoming an 'economic pandemic' Moderna said in a statement Monday that the first batch of its novel coronavirus vaccine, called mRNA-1273, has been sent to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases .Shares in the company, which is located near Boston, were trading 15% higher in New York on Tuesday.

 

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But hearing test won’t start for 6 weeks. Testing timelines have to be streamlined.

'try this new experimental vaccine ,' 'u go first' 'no u go first' 'ok let's go pay a homeless person' 'woah .. i think u'r on to something there ..'

lindsaywise not me. thanks.

Amazing that they can develop a vaccine in only 6 weeks

4get the Trials-Ship it 2 Italy fast!!

Can someone explain to me why we're using the term 'novel' all of the sudden?

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the lab rats opted to continue testing the ill effects of pot

I hope it works✌✌

I’ll take two please

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