World-first vaccine for vomiting bug norovirus trialled in the UK

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2024-10-23

London (PA Media/dpa) - A world-first vaccine for the vomiting bug norovirus is being trialled in the UK, with the hope it could cut the "burden on the NHS," the UK health secretary has said. The new mRNA vaccine from Moderna will enter final stages of testing within the next two weeks, with results so far showing it creates a "strong immune response." Experts believe the vaccine could stop people developing the vomiting and diarrhoea bug, which......

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