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Two firsts for Zika

Two mRNA vaccines show preclinical proof-of-concept in Zika

February 24, 2017 12:55 AM UTC

While companies are exploring a variety of traditional and emerging vaccine strategies to prevent Zika infection, two studies published this month suggest the newest modality - mRNA-based vaccines - could be competitive.

The studies, from Moderna Therapeutics Inc.’s Valera LLC spinout and the University of Pennsylvania, provide proof-of-concept data for two comparable, but not identical, RNA vaccines in preclinical models of Zika...