Walter Orenstein, a professor at Vanderbilt and former director of the U.S. "We believe this is the right way to go particularly if the Omicron is now spreading further, to enable a better level of protection in the winter season," Sahin said.ĭr. He cited recent moves by countries including Britain to bring the third shot forward to three months after the second shot, from six months previously. "Anyone who is eligible and has not been boosted should go get a booster today."īioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin suggested that countries might consider shortening the time period between second and third doses of the vaccine to combat the new variant. President Joe Biden tweeted on Wednesday.
"The new data from Pfizer on vaccine effectiveness against Omicron is encouraging," U.S. Cases have already been reported from Japan to the United States and across Europe. The Omicron variant, first detected in southern Africa and Hong Kong last month, has triggered global alarm about another surge in infections. In samples of blood taken around a month after the third shot the Omicron variant was neutralised about as effectively as two doses neutralised the original virus identified in China.
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The companies also said they could deliver an upgraded vaccine targeted specifically at the Omicron variant in March 2022 if one is needed.īioNTech and Pfizer are the first manufacturers of a COVID vaccine to issue an official update on the efficacy of their shot against Omicron.
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