Moderna Sets Date for Start of Coronavirus Vaccine Phase 3 Trial

Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) has a start date -- at least an approximate one -- for the phase 3 clinical trial of its mRNA-1273 coronavirus vaccine candidate. The highly anticipated trial's estimated launch is Monday, July 27, according to an entry on the government's tracking web site ClinicalTrials.gov.

All told, around 30,000 adults of both sexes will be recruited for the study, which should run for approximately three months. Participants will receive one intramuscular injection of either 100 micrograms of mRNA-1273 or a placebo on day 1 and on day 29. The trial will be conducted across 87 locations throughout the U.S.

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