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Coronavirus: Moderna confirms its vaccine works against UK and South African variants
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Firm working ‘out of abundance of caution’ after research suggests vaccine less effective against strain Coronavirus: Moderna confirms its vaccine works against UK and South African variants
Firm working ‘out of abundance of caution’ after research suggests vaccine less effective against strain
Moderna has confirmed that its Covid-19 vaccine is expected to be protective against the two new South African and British strains of the virus, Reuters reports.
A two-dose regimen of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is expected to be protective against emerging strains detected to date, the company said.
Moderna, however, said it would test a vaccine booster against the South Africa variant in pre-clinical trials to see if that would be more effective in boosting antibodies against the variant and other future variants.
The US has also announced that scientists are preparing to upgrade existing Covid-19 vaccines to address these variants.
“We’re doing it today to be ahead of the curve should we need to,” Dr Tal Zaks, Moderna’s chief medical officer, told the New York Times. “I think of it as an insurance policy.
