Moderna’s chief medical officer said advancements in mRNA technology since the outset of the Covid pandemic have ushered in a golden age for new vaccines.
Bernie Sanders pressed Stephane Bancel during the Senate hearing to make a commitment that Moderna will not increase the vaccine’s list price to $130.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, in a letter to the CEO, slammed the proposed price hike as “outrageous” given that the vaccine was developed using taxpayer money.
RSV infections kill between 6,000 and 10,000 older adults every year and result in 60,000 to 120,000 hospitalizations, according to the CDC.
Moderna found that the new booster triggered five times more antibodies against omicron BA.5 than the old vaccines in people with prior Covid infections.