This unproven technology, named messenger RNA delivers genetic instructions into the heart of human cells, it is the base process behind the current Moderna and Pfizer coronavirus vaccines.
In mid-January Modern got approval to develop a vaccine for Nipah virus that has occurred in India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Moderna described the virus as, a zoonotic virus transmitted to humans from animals, contaminated food, or through direct human-to-human transmission and causes a range of illnesses including fatal encephalitis.
Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel in a statement made in January said: The uniquely challenging year of 2020 for all of society proved to be an extraordinary proof-of-concept period for Moderna.