FDA Greenlights Moderna's RSV Vaccine mRESVIA(R)
Moderna, Inc. has announced that the FDA has approved mRESVIA (mRNA-1345), an mRNA-based vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), to protect adults aged 60 and over from lower respiratory tract infections caused by RSV. This approval, granted under a breakthrough therapy designation, represents Moderna's second approved mRNA product.
"The FDA approval of our second product, mRESVIA, highlights the robustness and adaptability of our mRNA platform," stated Stéphane Bancel, CEO of Moderna. "mRESVIA offers protection to older adults against severe RSV infection and is uniquely available in a pre-filled syringe,...