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Moderna (MRNA) Stock Edges Higher as FDA Recommends Booster Shot for At-Risk Adults, Piper Sandler Upgrades to Overweight

October 15, 2021 9:01 AM EDT

Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations (FDA) Panel recommended that the regulator should grant an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for a booster dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine (mRNA-1273) for certain at-risk groups.

This positive recommendation is supported by data on the 50 µg booster dose of our COVID-19 vaccine, which shows robust antibody responses against the original virus, but also against the Delta variant, said Stéphane Bancel, Chief Executive Officer of Moderna.

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