Covid vaccines targeted to the omicron variant could be ready by March.
Pfizer plans to begin human studies for an omicron-specific booster in January, and if all goes as planned, the shot could be ready by March, the company said in a statement to NBC News. Pfizer said it expects to provide an"update" on the next steps for its modified shot later this month.that the company's new booster for omicron should be in clinical trials"very soon."
John Moore, a professor of microbiology and immunology at the Weill Cornell Medical College, said by the time the new shots are ready to be deployed,"omicron will almost certainly have come and gone." Dr. Peter Hotez agreed, saying the world will likely be fighting a new global variant by this summer.
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