According to him, it can take months before producers can make enough corona vaccines that work optimally against the new variant.
Variant
The omikron variant of the coronavirus was discovered last week in South Africa. Since then, it has popped up in more and more countries.
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Bancel says it is impossible for the current corona vaccines to work as well against the omikron variant as against the delta variant. This could lead to more people becoming ill after an infection or even ending up in hospital.
Studies
The American company Moderna previously announced that it is developing a booster vaccine for the omikron variant. The company says it can have a vaccine ready for clinical studies within 60 to 90 days.
Pfizer/BioNTech has also indicated that it is investigating the omikron variant.
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We don’t know much yet
More contagious? sicker? There are a lot of stories about the new corona variant omikron, which was first found in South Africa. The question is: how should you weigh this kind of information? Is this information correct? One thing is certain: you have to be careful with jumping to conclusions. You can read why in the story below:
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