Moderna Begins Late-Stage Study of RSV Vaccine Using mRNA Technology

Moderna Begins Late-Stage Study of RSV Vaccine Using mRNA Technology
The Moderna campus in Norwood, Mass. on Dec. 2, 2020. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images
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Moderna Inc. said on Tuesday it had begun a late-stage study of its vaccine for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) based on the same technology used to develop its COVID-19 shots.

The only approved product using messenger RNA (mRNA)is COVID-19 vaccine, but Moderna and rival Pfizer are rushing to tap the potential of the technology to target diseases such as shingles and cancer.