BUZZ-Moderna shares fall as social media posts suggest possible leak of cancer vaccine data

October 22 - ** Moderna MRNA.O shares fell by 24%, to $187.40

** Multiple posts on social media platforms, including Reddit and X, pointed out that late-stage clinical trial data for the cancer vaccine jointly developed by Moderna and Merck may have been leaked MRK.N

** Detailed data from the clinical trial of the Moderna and Merck jointly developed cancer vaccine will be released at the ESMO conference on October 24

** Earlier this month, Moderna replaced Warner Bros. Discovery and was officially included in the Nasdaq 100 Index

** Of 25 brokerage firms, 6 rated Moderna shares as “buy” or higher, 15 gave a “hold” rating, and 4 gave a “sell” or lower rating; the median target price is $130—LSEG

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