Moderna to test mpox vaccine in humans this summer

‘Back in January, Moderna set a planned mpox vaccine on the back burner as the immediate outbreak waned, but now the shot has slid into the priority lane, with entry to the clinic likely a “month or so” away, according to a top vaccine developer and strategist at the company.

Moderna is set to launch a phase 1/2 trial of the shot this summer, Hamilton Bennett, senior director of vaccine access and partnerships at Moderna, said in an interview at the the BIO International Convention. The company had previously teased launching human trials sometime this year. ‘

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