Moderna, Pfizer say updated Covid-19 shots generate strong response vs newer variant
Moderna and rival Pfizer on Wednesday said their updated Covid-19 vaccines generated strong responses in testing against the highly mutated BA.2.86 subvariant of the coronavirus that has raised fears of a resurgence of infections. Moderna said its shot generated an 8.7-fold increase in neutralising antibodies against BA.2.86 compared with an untreated natural antibody response in clinical trials in humans. The variant is currently being tracked by the World Health Organisation […]
