How Little Moderna Made Big Waves In Trial Diversity

Early on, the company committed to transparency while making sure its Phase III vaccine study enrolled a population reflective of the US as a whole. Moderna talks to Scrip about the experience.

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Moderna talked to Scrip about how it ensured diversity in its Phase III COVID-19 vaccine trial • Source: Shutterstock

When it comes to improving diversity and inclusion in clinical trials, while many companies have acted in response to COVID-19 and the way the pandemic highlighted structural deficiencies across the drug-development landscape, the messenger RNA-focused biotech Moderna, Inc. made some notable strides in its vaccine development plan.

Early on, in an effort to promote transparency, Moderna became the first to publish, without redactions, the protocol for its...

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