Canada has a deal with Moderna and Pfizer Inc. to receive their vaccine candidates once completed
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Moderna Inc., a Cambridge, Mass.-based biotech company that has secured a deal with Ottawa to provide its candidate COVID-19 vaccine to Canadians, unveiled new data on Wednesday, showing its vaccine has positive results among older adults.
He also said Moderna is planning to create a Canadian subsidiary, the details of which will be made available in the coming weeks. The vaccine will not be manufactured in Canada. Mr. Bancel said the Canadian supply will be produced in the U.S. Moderna began phase 3 of its trials in July. As of last week, it had recruited 14,000 of the 30,000 participants it needs, and is expected to complete enrolment in September. Mr. Bancel, who said the company is looking to recruit older adults as well as a diversity of participants, including Black and Hispanic individuals, said this timing means it expects data to be available in the fall.
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