It Looks Like We Are Going to Get A Third Covid-19 Vaccine Booster Shot Later This Year

A third shot of either the original Moderna vaccine or a variant-specific booster improved antibody levels against two major variants, which were first detected in South Africa and Brazil  

Daily Mail: Moderna's booster shots improve protection against South African and Brazilian variants and updated formula triggers DOUBLE the level of antibodies as a third dose of the original vaccine, data suggest 

* Moderna announced early data from its booster shot trial on Wednesday 

* People who got a third shot of either the original vaccine or the updated version had higher levels of protective antibodies than those who got two doses 

* After six months, those who got the booster designed to block the variants had levels nearly twice as high as those who got a third dose of the initial shot 

 * It is the first of the vaccine-makers to announce results for its booster shot 

Moderna on Wednesday announced initial data from a small clinical trial that showed its booster shots improved people's immune responses against key coronavirus variants of concern. 

A third shot of either the original Moderna vaccine or a variant-specific booster improved antibody levels against two major variants, which were first detected in South Africa and Brazil. 

 'We are encouraged by these new data, which reinforce our confidence that our booster strategy should be protective against these newly detected variants,' said the company's CEO Stephane Bancel.  

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WNU Editor: These are early test results. I have been told that the results are excellent.

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