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Moderna starts Phase 1 trial of Ebola vaccine

Original: Moderna begins Phase 1 clinical trial of Ebola vaccine against strain behind DRC outbreak

Moderna has begun a Phase 1 clinical trial of an Ebola vaccine targeting the strain behind the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The early-stage trial will test the vaccine candidate's safety and immune response in a small group of volunteers. The move extends the company's mRNA-based vaccine platform beyond respiratory diseases into outbreak-prone pathogens, drawing attention amid ongoing concern about Ebola flare-ups in central Africa.

Why now: News of a new vaccine trial against an Ebola strain currently driving an outbreak in the DRC is prompting fresh discussion of pandemic preparedness and mRNA technology.

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