New mRNA Vaccine for Norovirus Enters Final Testing Phase

A new mRNA vaccine for the vomiting bug norovirus is being trialled in the UK, with Health Secretary Wes Streeting saying he hopes it might ease “the burden on the NHS.” Made by U.S. pharmaceutical giant Moderna using the same technology as its and Pfizer’s COVID-19 jab, it will enter the final stages of testing within the next two weeks. It is claimed the novel jab could stop people developing the vomiting and diarrhoea bug, which is responsible for around 80 deaths a year in the UK, but is linked to around 12,000 hospital admissions annually, according to NHS figures. While the illness can be unpleasant, it usually goes away in just two to three days, according to the NHS, although it can very occasionally be more serious in the elderly and frail and in immunocompromised people....