Modern announces that its booster vaccines are effective against all Omicron strains
The company that has been working on developing a booster vaccine against the Omicron strain in recent months has found that it is also effective against the new strains that are spreading around the world.
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22/06/2022
Wednesday, 22 June 2022, 20:25 Updated: 20:36
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In the video: a briefing by Prof. Zarqa following the increase in morbidity in Corona (Photo: GPO)
The booster on the way.
Corona vaccine from a modern company (Photo: Reuven Castro)
Moderna announces tonight (Wednesday) new clinical data on its booster, and clarifies that it is also suitable to give the new strains of the omicron BA.A
and BA.5 which according to studies constitute about a third of cases of infection in the corona in the US, Reuters reports.
It was found that one month after the booster was given to participants who received vaccines, an impulse dose of 50 micrograms of mRNA elicited strong neutralizing antibody responses against the sub-variations of omicron BA.4 and BA.5 in all participants regardless of previous infection. , The company is working to complete regulatory submissions in the coming weeks please update the booster vaccine composition.
These two sub-variants, BA.
4 and BA.
5, are considered to be more contagious than other versions of the corona virus, and less susceptible to immunity given by previous infection and also by the vaccine.
This led to concerns together, BA.
4 and BA.
5 may provoke another wave of cases around the world in the coming weeks, just like the one happening these days in Israel.
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"This is a strong and powerful antibody response," Modern Chief Medical Officer Paul Burton said at a news conference.
"The booster probably lasts a long time and I think the conclusions are that reinforcement or primary vaccination with (the updated vaccine) can really be a turning point in our fight against the SARS-cov-2 virus."
Another vaccine on the way?
Vaccinated boy in Israel (Photo: Reuven Castro)
Moderna's announcement comes just days before a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel met to discuss boosters. FDA advisors will meet on June 28 to discuss and plan the continuation of the boosters and which versions will work
in .
Of the Corona virus - the original version from 2020 and the version of the omicron that circulated widely last winter.
Pfizer is also scheduled to make a similar statement this week and Pfizer CEO Albert Burla said today in an interview with CNBC that the company is expected to finish summarizing its research findings on the booster vaccine Updated against the omicron strains it has developed.
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