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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * YINGLING JONATHAN MICHAEL   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol IDERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. [IDRA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Scientific Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O IDERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 505 EAGLEVIEW BLVD., SUITE 212 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/03/2019 (Street) EXTON, PA 19341 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 01/03/2019   A   18,100 (1) A $ 0 18,100 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 3.14

01/03/2019

A

45,500

(2)

01/03/2029

Common Stock

45,500

$ 0

45,500

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
YINGLING JONATHAN MICHAEL C/O IDERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 505 EAGLEVIEW BLVD., SUITE 212 EXTON, PA 19341			Chief Scientific Officer

Signatures

/s/Jonathan Yingling		01/07/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents a restricted stock unit ("RSU") award granted under the Issuer's 2013 Stock Incentive Plan. Each RSU represents a right to receive one share of Issuer common stock. The RSU award vests over a four-year period commencing on January 3, 2019. Twenty-five percent (25%) of the shares subject to the RSU award shall vest on each one-year anniversary of the grant date of the award.
(2)	The stock option award was granted under the Issuer's 2013 Stock Incentive Plan. The stock option vests and becomes exercisable over a four-year period commencing on January 3, 2019. Twenty-five percent (25%) of the stock option vests and becomes exercisable on January 3, 2020 (first anniversary of the date of grant) and the balance vests in twelve equal quarterly installments over the remaining three years of the four-year period, subject to continued service with the Issuer.

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