Preliminary data from an ongoing trial of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine Vaxzevria has shown that a booster dose stimulates an increase in antibodies against Omicron, as well as other varia
BioNTech and artificial intelligence start-up InstaDeep say they have developed an early warning system that can predict high-risk variants of COVID-19 from their genetic sequences much ear
With governments around the world announcing measures to curb the new B.1.1.529 variant of COVID-19 – now christened Omicron – leading vaccine manufacturers have said they are poised to dev
A new variant of COVID-19 identified in Botswana with dozens of mutations is being watched closely, amid fears it could be resistant to the effect of currently-used vaccines.
As a top vaccine maker, GlaxoSmithKline has been a laggard in the COVID-19 vaccine race, but has put on a late burst of speed with a start of phase 3 trials of a second candidate that will
BioNTech has suggested that giving booster doses of its current Comirnaty (BNT162b2) COVID-19 vaccine may be a preferable strategy to modifying the Pfizer-partnered shot.