Moderna’s COVID-19 and Zika patent applications to be investigated

A US Department of Health and Human Services agency will investigate whether biopharmaceutical company, Moderna Therapeutics, fully disclosed information on government funding in patent applications relating to its COVID-19 vaccine candidate and its work on a Zika vaccine.

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Moderna’s COVID-19 and Zika patent applications to be investigated

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