Not so crazy now: Biotech’s most closely watched unicorn just produced its first clear snapshot of human efficacy data
The executive team at Moderna raised a cheer today after publishing their first early snapshot of human efficacy data that demonstrate their messenger RNA tech works — at least on the first try.
The biotech tested their H10N8 flu vaccine on a small group of 31 subjects, looking at their response in two different measures. All demonstrated a sufficient immune response to fight off the virus in the first measure, and all but 3 in the second, for a total of 23 who received the vaccine. None of the 8 subjects who received a placebo responded.
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