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Why Moderna Stock Skyrocketed Today

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Why Moderna Stock Skyrocketed Today

Published August 20, 2026 · Category: Finance

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Shares of Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) soared on Wednesday after the vaccine maker announced potentially game-changing progress in the fight against cancer.

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Moderna and Merck (NYSE: MRK) are co-developing an experimental mRNA-based therapy, intismeran autogene, that's designed to activate an anti-tumor immune response based on the unique mutations of a patient's tumor.

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