• Moderna is testing a flu shot using the mRNA technology popularized by the COVID-19 vaccines
  • mRNA vaccines work by building immunity to proteins that fuel the virus, and combatting them when they enter the body 
  • The company plans to enroll 180 participants in clinical trials, which are in early stages and looking at safety and efficacy
  • The World Health Organization estimates that over 290,000 people die every year from the flu, despite the existence of the vaccine 

The shots being trialed are for a quadrivalent vaccine, meaning it will combat four different strains of the flu.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-9769537/Moderna-begins-trials-flu-shot-based-new-mRNA-technology-used-make-COVID-19-vaccine.html