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Commentary: Omicron-specific vaccines may give slightly better COVID-19 protection
This type of analysis shows the original vaccine is quite good at restoring protection against disease caused by different variants when given as a booster.
Variant-modified vaccines such as the newly approved Omicron booster are predicted…
Manitoba expands eligibility for Omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine to anyone 18 and older | CBC News
Manitoba's eligibility for the bivalent COVID-19 vaccine that targets the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has expanded to include anyone over 18, the provincial government announced Wednesday afternoon.Newly eligible people can start…
B.C. launches fall vaccination campaign with Omicron-specific boosters | Globalnews.ca
Some British Columbians have begun receiving text messages to book a booster shot, as the province’s fall COVID-19 vaccination campaign gets underway.
The campaign is launching with a focus on vulnerable groups, including health-care…
Omicron-specific boosters are here: How effective will these vaccines be in the fight against…
The new booster shots — one by Moderna and another from Pfizer-BioNTech – are specifically tailored to combat the two most recent and contagious Omicron subvariants, BA4 and BA5…
U.S. CDC recommends Omicron-specific boosters for all Americans – National | Globalnews.ca
A panel of U.S. health advisers voted to recommend Pfizer‘s updated COVID-19 boosters that target the newest omicron strains for people 12 and older.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to adopt the…
U.S. FDA clears Omicron-specific COVID boosters, shots could begin within days – National |…
The U.S. on Wednesday authorized its first update to COVID-19 vaccines, booster doses that target today’s most common Omicron strain. Shots could begin within days.
The move by the Food and Drug Administration tweaks the recipe of…
Omicron-specific vaccine boosters get FDA sign-off
COVID-19 vaccines designed to target the omicron variant have just been authorized by the Food and Drug Administration. Both Pfizer / BioNTech and Moderna got the FDA’s sign-off for their booster doses of the reformulated shot. This is…
Should I get a fourth shot now, or wait for an Omicron-specific booster?
On Aug. 15, Britain became the first country to authorize a booster vaccine designed to target the Omicron variant in addition to the original coronavirus. The new vaccine is bivalent, meaning it will combat two variants of the virus.A…
Moderna announces its Omicron-specific COVID-19 booster is more effective against BA.5
Moderna has announced promising results for its Omicron-specific COVID-19 booster, with data revealed Monday morning showing it is more effective against the now-dominant BA.5 variant of the virus than previously available formulations of…