07-07-2021, 09:47 AM
Moderna has announced a phase 1/2 trial for a quadrivalent vaccine against influenza A H1N1, H3N2 and influenza B Yamagata and Victoria
Their vision, but not this trial apparently, is to have a single vaccine that targets
 1. influenza
 2. COVID-19 variant booster
 3. RSV
I had seen the CDC warning about rampant RSV but I hadn't heard about it in CA any.
Then I talked to someone in TX who said the hospitals had a heavy load of RSV.
I just checked the CDC tables and TX is getting 20% positive on PCR tests, while CA is < 2%.
The US is about 26% positive, with 1000 detections a week.
(This is not a traditional season for high RSV infections.)
Their vision, but not this trial apparently, is to have a single vaccine that targets
 1. influenza
 2. COVID-19 variant booster
 3. RSV
I had seen the CDC warning about rampant RSV but I hadn't heard about it in CA any.
Then I talked to someone in TX who said the hospitals had a heavy load of RSV.
I just checked the CDC tables and TX is getting 20% positive on PCR tests, while CA is < 2%.
The US is about 26% positive, with 1000 detections a week.
(This is not a traditional season for high RSV infections.)