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|Articles|August 25, 2021
Moderna Files BLA with FDA for its COVID-19 Vaccine
Author(s)John Parkinson
The company announced it filed its submission to prevent COVID-19 in individuals 18 years of age and older.
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Moderna announced it has submitted its formal Biologics License Application (BLA) with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its COVID-19 Vaccine, mRNA-1273.
“This BLA submission for our COVID-19 vaccine, which we began in June, is an important milestone in our battle against COVID-19 and for Moderna, as this is the first BLA submission in our company’s history,” Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel, said. “We are pleased that our COVID-19 vaccine is showing durable efficacy of 93% through 6 months after dose 2.
The filing come from data collected in the company’s
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Full licensure of the vaccine for active immunization to prevent COVID-19 in individuals 18 years of age and older.
The FDA has not set a timeline yet for review of the Moderna vaccine.
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