# Moderna Inc. has done early-stage vaccine research on hantaviruses.

*biotech · news · 2026-05-08 · The Boston Globe*

## Key points

- Moderna is conducting early-stage hantavirus vaccine research with the US Army Medical Research Institute.
- Moderna is collaborating with Korea University College of Medicine's Vaccine Innovation Center on hantavirus immunization.
- The research on hantavirus vaccines began before the recent Hondius cruise ship outbreak.
- Moderna claims its mRNA technology enables faster pandemic responses compared to traditional vaccine methods.
- The US Department of Health and Human Services terminated funding for some Moderna vaccine projects last year.

**Companies:** Moderna Inc.
**Countries:** United States, South Korea

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