According to a CNBC report, Paul Burton, the medical director of the American pharmaceutical company Moderna, said on November 28 that Moderna may launch a new variant of the virus "Omicron" in early 2022. vaccine.
It is not clear whether a new formula is needed, or whether the current COVID-19 vaccination can provide protection against Omicron.
Burton said on the BBC's "Andrew Marr Show." on the 28th, "We should know the protection provided by current vaccines in the next few weeks."
He pointed out, "If we have to make a brand new vaccine, I think it will be in early 2022 before it can be really supplied in large quantities."
Burton said that current vaccines can provide some protection, depending on the length of time a person has been vaccinated.
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