Moderna Says To Rapidly Advance Omicron-Specific Booster Candidate
Umer Jamshaid Published November 27, 2021 | 02:00 AM
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 27th November, 2021) American pharmaceutical company Moderna said on Friday it plans to rapidly advance work to produce a booster shot that will specifically protect against the new Omicron coronavirus variant.
"Moderna will rapidly advance an Omicron-specific booster candidate," the company said in a press release.
Moderna said the combination of mutations represents a significant potential risk to accelerate the diminishing of natural and vaccine-induced immunity.
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