The 5:30 A.M. Warrior Call: The FDA Approves Phase 2 Testing of Coronavirus Vaccine (5/8/2020)Biotech company Moderna said it plans to start phase 2 trials with 600 participants shortly.

ByJoe De Sena•May 8, 2020

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Every morning, Joe De Sena, CEO and founder ofSpartan, connects with his worldwide network of leaders and experts to get first-person accounts of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. These calls are happening in real time, and狗万官方has not independently verified the speakers' reports.

Today, De Sena and his team talk about the FDA approving Phase Two trials of Moderna's coronavirus mRNA vaccine, called mRNA-1273, which is to be tested with 600 participants. Plus, scientists create a fast, CRISPR-based coronavirus test called STOPCovid that costs less than $10 and is as easy to use as a pregnancy test.

Joe De Sena

Founder & CEO, Spartan Race, Inc.

Joe De Sena is the founder and CEO ofSpartan Race, Inc. De Sena has been an entrepreneur since his pre-teens. From selling fireworks at age 8, to starting a t-shirt business in high school, to building a multimillion-dollar pool business in college, to creating a Wall Street trading firm, De Sena is a living definition of "entrepreneur." De Sena is theNew York Timesbestselling author ofSPARTAN UP!A Take-No-Prisoners Guide to Overcoming Obstacles and Achieving Peak Performance in LifeandSPARTAN FIT!30 Days. Transform Your Mind. Transform Your Body. Commit to Grit. He is also the host of theSpartan Up! Podcast, available oniTunes , Stitcher andYouTube .For information about a Spartan Race in your area, visitwww.spartan.com.