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Moderna¡¯s keyword for post-COVID vaccination is ¡®RWE¡¯

By Whang, byung-woo | translator Alice Kang

24.10.23 05:06:04

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With the COVID-19 pandemic transitioning to the post-COVID-19 era, Moderna is putting forward ¡®real-world evidence (RWE)¡¯ as the keyword for its vaccines.

As the seasonal vaccination of COVID-19 vaccines has become the norm, the company has been promoting the accumulated effectiveness and safety of its vaccines.

 ¡ã(from the left) Jae-Kap Lee, Professor of Infectious Disease at Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Piyali Mukherjee, Executive Vice President, Medical Affairs, Moderna Asia Pacific


Since the pandemic, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) has designated COVID-19 as an infectious disease that requires annual vaccination along with influenza (flu).

As a result, this year, as in previous years, the KDCA is recommending people aged 65 and older, who are at higher risk of both COVID-19 and influenza, receive both vaccines

Whang, byung-woo(tuai@dailypharm.com)
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