The company is hoping to offer the booster shot, which targets both omicron and the original coronavirus strain, in the fall.
Moderna’s new Covid-19 booster shot aimed at protecting against the original coronavirus and omicron strain also produces a strong antibody response against two fast-spreading omicron subvariants, according to clinical
released on Wednesday, as the company aims to offer the new shot in August in anticipation of another potential wave of Covid infections caused by the highly contagious omicron strains.Key Facts Preliminary clinical data results from Moderna’s bivalent Covid vaccine—a type of vaccine with two different targets, the original coronavirus strain and the omicron variant—suggest it provides a “potent” antibody response against omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.
The shot did not offer quite as strong protection against subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 compared to the BA.1 subvariant, but the data suggests the booster could offer “lasting protection against the whole family of Omicron variants,” the company said in a press conference, according toModerna Chief Medical Officer Paul Burton added the booster could be a “turning point” in the “fight against” Covid, Reuters reported.A new booster available in the fall.
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