Moderna files for European authorization of updated COVID vaccine

Moderna Inc seen during COVID-19 in Massachusetts
A sign marks the headquarters of Moderna Inc in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder//File Photo

July 3 (Reuters) - U.S. biotech firm Moderna (MRNA.O) said on Monday it had submitted a regulatory application to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) seeking authorization for its updated COVID-19 vaccine to target the XBB.1.5 sub-variant.

Reporting by Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich

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