A combined Covid-19 and flu booster shot from Moderna could be available in some countries by September 2023 at the earliest, CEO Stphane Bancel said.
Speaking at the Davos Agenda, a virtual event being held this week by the World Economic Forum, Bancel said this date was a best case scenario, but that he believed it was possible for some countries next year.
He explained it was a goal for the company to have a single annual booster shot available to avoid compliance issues where people are wary about getting multiple shots every winter.
The US-based company first shared plans to develop a single jab combining its Covid-19 booster with a flu shot back in September, during a presentation to investors.
At the time, Bancel said Moderna could be the first company to bring a high efficacy, pan-respiratory annual booster to market.
The CEO also told Mondays panel that a Moderna Covid-19 vaccine candidate targeting the Omicron variant will enter clinical development in the coming weeks. He added that data on the Omicron-specific jab could be shared with regulators as soon as March.
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