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Omicron BA.2 variant more transmissible, say UK and Danish s...

The new BA.2 subvariant of Omicron is around 50% more transmissible than the original BA.1 strain, and there is somewhat conflicting evidence on its ability to evade the protection from vac

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Daiichi makes play for share of Japan's COVID booster market

Daiichi Sankyo has stepped up its efforts to bring a Japanese COVID-19 vaccine to patients, starting a new clinical trial of its mRNA-based candidate DS-5670 that focuses on its use as a bo

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Moderna starts dosing patients with its Omicron COVID jab

Moderna has started human trials of an Omicron version of its COVID-19 vaccine SpikeVax, just in case a modified version will be needed to boost protection against the new variant later thi

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Pfizer starts dosing patients with its Omicron COVID shot

Pfizer and partner BioNTech have started their clinical trial of a new version of their COVID-19 vaccine that has been specifically designed to protect against the Omicron variant.

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Should we be worried about Omicron 'stealth variant' BA.2?

With healthcare systems around the world labouring under the strain of dealing with the Omicron wave of COVID-19 infections, attention is already turning to a new sub-variant that is starti

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