Pfizer and BioNTech start early study of combination vaccine to protect against COVID-19 and influenza
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Pfizer and BioNTech are working to study a combination vaccine capable of protecting individuals against COVID-19 and influenza.
The study will evaluate whether the shot is tolerable, as well as safer, for human patients or if it has the ability to produce a response by the immune system. One hundred-eighty human participants from the U.S. between the ages of 18 and 64 will be used in the study,
"The flexibility and manufacturing speed of the mRNA technology has demonstrated that it is well-suited for other respiratory diseases," said Pfizer's chief scientific officer Annaliesa Anderson in a statement. "Pfizer is deeply proud of our continued work to explore its potential to protect against influenza and COVID-19 in one combination vaccine, which we think could simplify immunization practices against these two respiratory pathogens, potentially leading to better vaccine uptake for both diseases."