CMV
Americanabbreviation
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Moderna fell 3.9% after saying it would stop development of a vaccine designed to prevent birth defects caused by cytomegalovirus, or CMV, once among its most-watched experimental programs.
From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025
Moderna had hoped its shot would be at least 49% effective at preventing CMV infections.
From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025
Moderators noted that they’d declined the researchers’ collaboration offer, noting, “This event has adversely impacted CMV in ways that we are still trying to unpack.”
From Slate • Jun. 23, 2025
Blood that is destined for new babies, immunocompromised patients, pregnant women or to be transfused into a foetus in-uterine must be screened for a virus called cytomegalovirus or CMV.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2024
They observed that when pregnant mothers were initially infected with CMV during the first trimester, all of them transmitted the virus to their offspring, resulting in a high rate of miscarriage.
From Science Daily • Oct. 5, 2023
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