Moderna studies two booster candidates to anticipate new variant-like mutations
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: American pharma company Moderna said on Friday it is studying two booster candidates designed to anticipate mutations similar to the Omicron COVID-19 variant discovered in South Africa this week.
"Moderna is already studying two multi-valent booster candidates in the clinic that were designed to anticipate mutations such as those that have emerged in the Omicron variant," the company said in a statement.
The new variant-B.1.1.52-was first detected in southern Africa.
This mutant variant has led to a surge in infections in South Africa and other countries in the southern part of the continent.
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