First global nod for Moderna's Omicron-containing bivalent Covid-19 vaccine

15 August 2022

US mRNA biotech Moderna (Nasdaq: MRNA) edged up less than 1% pre-market this morning, despite announcing the first-ever approval worldwide for its next-generation bivalent COVID-19 vaccine.

The company said that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the UK has granted conditional authorization of the use of the Omicron-containing bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine, mRNA-1273.214 (Spikevax Bivalent Original/Omicron) as a booster dose for active immunization to prevent COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 in individuals 18 years of age and older.

Spikevax Bivalent Original/Omicron is a next-generation bivalent vaccine that contains mRNA-1273 (Spikevax) and a vaccine candidate targeting the Omicron variant of concern (BA.1).

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