Pfizer and BioNTech said Tuesday they've begun clinical trials for an omicron-based COVID-19 vaccine.
Pfizer and BioNTech said Tuesday they've begun clinical trials for an omicron-based COVID-19 vaccine."While current research and real-world data show that boosters continue to provide a high level of protection against severe disease and hospitalization with Omicron, we recognize the need to be prepared in the event this protection wanes over time and to potentially help address Omicron and new variants in the future," said Kathrin U.
The highly-contagious omicron variant of COVID-19 has caused the record-breaking transmission of COVID-19 since it arrived in the U.S. several months ago. While omicron has shown the ability to better evade vaccines than past variants, those who have been vaccinated and gotten a booster shot are far more likely to avoid serious illness from an omicron infection.
Late last year, Pfizer's CEO said the company would be able to develop an omicron-specific vaccine within 100 days. However, health officials say those who have not been vaccinated or boosted should seek out a shot now rather than wait for a variant-specific booster. .Page-below > .RichTextModule {display:none;} .Page-below .Link {font-size: 12px; padding: 5px 10px;border: 1px solid #005687;border-radius: 4px;font-family:"proxima-nova", sans-serif; } Report a typo
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