Moderna asks investors to wait for full data on flu vaccine amid selloff


A vial and syringe are seen in this illustration. - Reuters

NEW YORK: Moderna Inc executives called on investors to wait for more data amid a sharp selloff in its shares on Friday, after early data showed its mRNA-based flu vaccine was no better than already approved shots in the market.

The company's shares tumbled 10% after its investor presentation showed antibody levels of its vaccine against all four strains of the influenza virus in an early-stage study were not as robust in older people as Sanofi's Fluzone HD.

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