Moderna starts clinical trial of booster shot targeting omicron Covid variant

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Moderna starts clinical trial of booster shot targeting omicron Covid variant
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The first participant in the trial has already received a dose of the omicron-specific booster shot, according to Moderna.

The first participant in the trial has already received a dose of the omicron-specific booster shot, according to the company.The first group will include people who received the two-dose vaccine, and the second group will include people who received the two-dose vaccine and the current booster.

The first participant in the phase two trial has already received a dose of the omicron-specific booster shot, according to the company. The neutralizing antibodies triggered by Moderna's existing booster declined faster when pitted against omicron, 6.3 fold, compared with a decline of about 2.3 fold against the original strain of the virus over the same time period.

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