Despite the funding being terminated, the company said data from its phase 1/2 study of its investigational vaccine, mRNA-1018, demonstrated positive interim results.
The World Health Organization (WHO) says the previously predominant LP81 variant has been declining, and that the NB181 strain, which is a variant under monitoring, is increasing.
Following a positive safety review, Vaxart advances its needle-free, room-temperature stable oral vaccine candidate with government-backed funding and a year-long follow-up study.