Moderna has finalised its application to the medical regulator for an omicron-specific vaccine, with the pharmaceutical giant hopeful of an August rollout.
Moderna general manager for Australia and New Zealand, Michael Azrak, toldthe pharmaceutical giant had since finalised its application to supply its omicron-specific jab in Australia, with the company hopeful of making the new vaccine available as soon as August.
He said Moderna was having “constructive discussions” with the Australian government regarding the supply of the omicron-booster.“The company has commenced manufacturing this new bivalent vaccine at scale,” Mr Azrak said. Moderna announced new clinical data last week that showed its omicron-specific booster elicited significantly higher neutralising antibody responses against omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 compared to its existing COVID-19 vaccine., even if a person has received a full course of an existing COVID-19 vaccine.
“It should give us a stronger response … and that will not only bring down even further risk of serious illness, but should also give us better protection from infection.”
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
'We need to know': Albanese pushed to release COVID-19 modellingDan Tehan is calling for the government to release recent COVID-19 modelling to give Australians an understanding of what impact the current Omicron wave will have on the nation.
Read more »
NSW nurses at ‘breaking point’ amid surging flu, OmicronAs hospitals prepare for a wave of new infections to peak next month, western Sydney nurses will stage a simultaneous protest on Monday morning to highlight staffing levels they say are harming patient care | LucyCormack LisaVisentin
Read more »
‘Move on’: Doctor’s message for those pushing mandatesInfectious diseases physician Dr Nick Coatsworth has called for those advocating for various COVID-19 mandates to “move on” amid a surge in Omicron cases.
Read more »
Call for increased health restrictions as COVID-19 winter wave worsensMedical experts have called on policy-makers to ramp up their COVID-19 response as the winter omicron wave continues to put Australia's health system under strain. 9News
Read more »
Call for increased health restrictions as COVID-19 winter wave worsensMedical experts have called on policy-makers to ramp up their COVID-19 response as the winter omicron wave continues to put Australia's health system under strain. 9News
Read more »