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Moderna working on a hantavirus vaccine after global pandemic fears sparked
MSN ^ | May 8, 2026 | Alison Bloom

Posted on 05/10/2026 8:11:01 PM PDT by DoodleBob

The recent outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship has renewed attention on the efforts to develop a vaccine for the virus.

Work on the vaccine began 15 years ago by the founders of EnsiliTech, a biotech company based in the U.K. "We looked at hantavirus and saw it was pretty neglected," said Matt Slade, a company co-founder and its chief of staff. "There wasn't really any work in the sector."

The EnsiliTech vaccine, which is being developed to fight the virus, uses messenger RNA technology, similar to that used in COVID-19 shots. The hantaan virus, common in East Asia, is the cause of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome, a condition characterized by internal bleeding and kidney damage.

Moderna has conducted successful trials in rodents, the animals responsible for transmitting hantavirus to humans. Slade, however, estimates it will be another three to four years before the vaccine, which has not yet begun human testing, reaches early-stage clinical trials. Slade also indicated that the company might develop a second vaccine specifically targeting the Andes strain, the one linked to the recent cruise ship outbreak.

Completing the Phase 2 and 3 trials for the vaccine will likely take an additional five years without the significant support, such as the U.S. government's Operation Warp Speed initiative, which expedited the development of Covid vaccines during President Donald Trump's first term. Slade also noted that while he is aware of a few other hantavirus vaccines in the preclinical stage, none have progressed to human trials yet.

“As was the case with Covid, that can be shortened quite significantly because you get emergency access and get emergency approval," Slade said. "But if everything kind of stays as with a typical vaccine development, that's what we would expect to see."

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KEYWORDS: hantavirus; moderna

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1 posted on 05/10/2026 8:11:01 PM PDT by DoodleBob
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Democrats should line up for the shot!


2 posted on 05/10/2026 8:14:13 PM PDT by Ken Regis (I concur )
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To: DoodleBob

Pharmaceutical companies do not want you healthy.


3 posted on 05/10/2026 8:15:42 PM PDT by ConservaTexan (February 6, 1911/June 14, 1944)
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To: DoodleBob

“ Slade also noted that while he is aware of a few other hantavirus vaccines in the preclinical stage, none have progressed to human trials yet”

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Guinea pigs wanted.


4 posted on 05/10/2026 8:17:07 PM PDT by Salamander ( Please visit my profile page to help me go home again. https://www.givesendgo.com/GCRRDa)
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To: DoodleBob

Are they going to get immunity from prosecution/lawsuits this time, too?


5 posted on 05/10/2026 8:17:44 PM PDT by decal (They won't stop, so they'll have to be stopped)
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To: DoodleBob

Quick - give them $10 billion!


6 posted on 05/10/2026 8:17:51 PM PDT by PGR88
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"The EnsiliTech vaccine, which is being developed to fight the virus, uses messenger RNA technology, similar to that used in COVID-19 shots. "


7 posted on 05/10/2026 8:19:03 PM PDT by clearcarbon (Fraudulent elections have consequences.)
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To: DoodleBob


8 posted on 05/10/2026 8:20:58 PM PDT by MacNaughton
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mRNA to the rescue. That’s the beauty of mRNA. Once you have the signature protein you can quickly create a vaccine.


9 posted on 05/10/2026 8:22:55 PM PDT by libh8er
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To: DoodleBob

Of course...


10 posted on 05/10/2026 8:23:49 PM PDT by WKUHilltopper
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Five to ten people people die of hantavirus in the United States each year.

But let’s force everybody to get vaccinated. For the chil’ren.


11 posted on 05/10/2026 8:25:16 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (If it ain't fun, you ain't doin' it right.)
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“Are they going to get immunity from prosecution/lawsuits this time, too?”

That’s been law since 1986 and it hasn’t changed since.


12 posted on 05/10/2026 8:25:26 PM PDT by Pelham (President Eisenhower. Operation Wetback 1953-54)
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mRNA to the rescue. That’s the beauty of mRNA. Once you have the signature protein you can quickly create a vaccine.

Five to ten people die of hantavirus in the United States each year, Dr. Mengele.

13 posted on 05/10/2026 8:27:18 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (If it ain't fun, you ain't doin' it right.)
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14 posted on 05/10/2026 8:27:31 PM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s²)
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To: libh8er

you mean like last time? It doesnt prevent, cure or stop transmission but gets the shot in you for some reason...


15 posted on 05/10/2026 8:29:53 PM PDT by cannon fodder
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To: Ken Regis

Masks
Six Foot Spaceing
School Closures
Forced Clot Shots
ETC....
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Two Weeks to Flatten the Curve
Six Years since We Heard these Words.


16 posted on 05/10/2026 8:30:18 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (Resist Satan's Tyranny )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I was speaking of a hypothetical. Hanta is not the pandemic kind since its transmission is so low.


17 posted on 05/10/2026 8:34:26 PM PDT by libh8er
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To: DoodleBob

Yep

Nope


18 posted on 05/10/2026 8:38:56 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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Take your shot and shove it.


19 posted on 05/10/2026 8:41:25 PM PDT by TTFlyer (Lenin: that by the infliction of terror, a well-organized minority can conquer a nation.)
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20 posted on 05/10/2026 8:41:48 PM PDT by Reverend Wright ( Anschluss now !)
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