Unlike other approved vaccines, which only target the original Wuhan strain, this one also targets the original Omicron BA.1 strain.
abc.net.au/news/moderna-multi-strain-covid-vaccine-approved/101430876The federal government has approved a COVID-19 vaccine that specifically targets two coronavirus variants of concern, including the original Omicron strain.A Moderna vaccine targeting the original Wuhan strain as well as the Omicron BA.
The move marks the first time a multi-strain COVID vaccine — otherwise known as a bivalent vaccine — has been approved for use in Australia.Unlike other approved vaccines, which only target the original Wuhan strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the bivalent one also targets the original Omicron BA.1 strain.
The new shot will come into the COVID vaccine rollout as Moderna's existing vaccine stocks are exhausted.
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