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Moderna aims to launch single Covid and flu booster jab within two years

By Mark Sweney

17 Jan 2022 · 2 min read

Moderna is aiming to launch a single booster vaccination that will protect against both Covid-19 and flu within two years, its chief executive has said.

Stéphane Bancel said that the combined vaccine – which will protect against Covid-19, influenza and RSV, a common respiratory virus – could be available before the winter infectious season in 2023.

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