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0001222012
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001682852
MODERNA INC
001-38753
200 Technology Square
Cambridge
MA
02139
6177146700
NOUBAR B AFEYAN
Director
COMMON
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
38th Fl.
New York
NY
10004
15000
1709100.00
381209000
08/02/2023
NASDAQ
Common
06/21/2012
Private Placement
Issuer
N
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06/21/2012
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200 Technology Square
Cambridge
MA
02139
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