Moderna, Inc., a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, announced Swissmedic has authorized a booster dose of Spikevax, the Company’s vaccine against COVID-19, at the 50 µg dose level in particularly vulnerable individuals 12 years of age and older, at least six months after completion of the primary series.
Swissmedic also approved a third dose of Spikevax at the 100 µg dose level for people with a weakened immune system at least 28 days after the second dose.
“We thank Swissmedic for their review and decision. This approval is supported by clinical evidence that a 50 µg booster dose induces a strong immune response against COVID-19. We also appreciate their approval of a third dose of Spikevax for those with weakened immune systems,” said Stéphane Bancel, Chief Executive Officer of Moderna. “We believe that mRNA vaccines are well positioned to adapt to the evolving epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2. We are grateful for the opportunity to provide individuals in Switzerland with another layer of protection.”
About Moderna
In 10 years since its inception, Moderna has transformed from a science research-stage company advancing programs in the field of messenger RNA (mRNA), to an enterprise with a diverse clinical portfolio of vaccines and therapeutics across six modalities, a broad intellectual property portfolio in areas including mRNA and lipid nanoparticle formulation, and an integrated manufacturing plant that allows for both clinical and commercial production at scale and at unprecedented speed. Moderna maintains alliances with a broad range of domestic and overseas government and commercial collaborators, which has allowed for the pursuit of both groundbreaking science and rapid scaling of manufacturing. Most recently, Moderna’s capabilities have come together to allow the authorized use of one of the earliest and most effective vaccines against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Moderna’s mRNA platform builds on continuous advances in basic and applied mRNA science, delivery technology and manufacturing, and has allowed the development of therapeutics and vaccines for infectious diseases, immuno-oncology, rare diseases, cardiovascular diseases and auto-immune diseases. Moderna has been named a top biopharmaceutical employer by Science for the past six years.
