Moderna's chief medical officer said the combined shot for flu, COVID-19, and respiratory virus RSV is in early testing stages with trials to start later this year.
2024 is being put forward as the date when Australians may be able to access a single vaccine for COVID-19 and influenza.Australians will have access to a single vaccine for COVID-19 and influenza by 2024 as clinical trials are set to begin.
Dr Burton expects combined vaccines will be key to fighting respiratory diseases in the aftermath of the pandemic, and to adapt to multiple strains within one season.The US has approved COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as six months. Will Australia follow? Mr Burton said bringing vaccines together and adapting will be the future, as we think about diseases other than COVID-19.
The first of its kind in the southern hemisphere, the facility was announced in March by the Morrison government as part of an agreement with Moderna.