Moderna Starts Human Trials Of mRNA Vaccine For Virus That Likely Causes Multiple Sclerosis

Moderna recently launched early stage clinical trials for a vaccine against the Epstein-Barr virus, a common pathogen that can cause mononucleosis, and according to a study published in the journal Science Thursday, it is the primary cause of mononucleosis.

Moderna is working on a vaccine.

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Moderna said it had dosed the first participant in a study designed to test its vaccine in early January, and will evaluate the shot's safety and dosage in around 270 people.
The shot could be the first vaccine on the market that uses the same technology as the Covid-19 vaccine.
Harvard researchers linked the common virus to multiplesclerosis, a neurological condition affecting 1 million Americans, after studying data from more than 10 million people in the U.S. military.

The first study to provide compelling evidence of causality shows that the risk of multiplesclerosis increased after being exposed to the virus, but it was the same after being exposed to other viruses.

Ascherio said the findings were a big step and suggest that most cases of the disease could be prevented by stopping the spread of the disease.
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It's difficult to get strong proof of a role in the disease that's played by the virus, given how many people have it. This is a harmless disease. It's known for causing infectious mononucleosis, but it can also be linked to some rare cancers and can linger in some people for a lifetime.
There is still no clear understanding of how the development of multiplesclerosis is caused by the presence of the herpes simplex virus. There are many questions about how the disease develops and why so few people with the disease go on to develop it. It is possible that the body's response to the virus is the cause of the disease. It is not certain whether preventing infections can prevent all or most cases of the disease.

The number is big.

There were 2.8 million. That is how many people are living with the disease.
There is a virus that is found to cause multiplesclerosis.

Humans have a Epstein–Barr virus that is harmless to life.