Moderna on Monday said its current vaccine booster increased neutralizing antibodies against omicron within a month of getting the shot. “The dramatic increase in COVID-19 cases from the Omicron variant is concerning to all," Stéphane Bancel, Chief Executive Officer of Moderna, told ABC News. "However, these data showing that the currently authorized Moderna COVID-19 booster can boost neutralizing antibody levels 37-fold higher than pre-boost levels are reassuring.” Moderna's currently approved booster is a 50-microgram dose. A 100-microgram dose would increase neutralizing antibodies by 83 times, the company said on Monday.
The company's also working to "rapidly advance" its omicron-specific booster into clinical testing, Bancel said. “We will also continue to generate and share data across our booster strategies with public health authorities to help them make evidence-based decisions on the best vaccination strategies against SARS-CoV-2,” he said. - ABC News
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Dr. Anthony Fauci said that Americans will "just have to deal with" the prospect of getting more coronavirus booster shots. Fauci made the statement on Sunday morning and said that the level of protection that the current coronavirus booster shots give to individuals will have to be monitored closely over the next several months. "If it becomes necessary to get yet another boost, then we’ll just have to deal with it when that occurs," Fauci said. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director also said that he's "hoping" that a third mRNA shot will give longer-lasting protection. FAUCI SAYS FAMILIES SHOULD 'ASK,' 'MAYBE REQUIRE' COVID VACCINE FOR HOLIDAY GUESTS BEFORE INDOOR CELEBRATIONS "I’m hoping from an immunological standpoint that that third shot of an mRNA and the second shot of a J&J will give a much greater durability of protection than just the six months or so that we’re seeing right now," Fauci said. He added that it's possible that the booster shot could "dramatically" increase the level of protection. "It's tough to tell because the third shot of an mRNA could not only do what we absolutely know it does, is it dramatically increased the level of protection. But from an immunological standpoint, it could very well increase the durability of protection by things that you can't readily measure by the level of antibodies that you might have a maturation of the immune system that would prolong the durability," Fauci said. OMICRON VARIANT ‘ALMOST CERTAINLY’ LESS SEVERE THAN DELTA, FAUCI SAYS Fauci was responding to a question from ABC's George Stephanopoulos asking if Americans should expect yearly booster shots. For the time being, however, "official requirements" for being fully vaccinated are not changing. - Fox News
All private sector employers in New York City will now be required to implement a Covid-19 vaccine mandate by Dec. 27, the city’s mayor, Bill de Blasio, announced Monday.
Public sector workers were already subject to vaccine mandates. This new move, announced on MSNBC, means everyone who works in the city will now be subject to a vaccine mandate. “The more universal they are, the more likely employees will say okay, it's time. I'm going to do this. Because you can't jump from one industry to another or one company to another. It's something that needs to be universal to protect all of us,” de Blasio said. Children, ages 5 to 11 in New York City, will now also be required to show proof of at least one shot before being allowed access to indoor dining, fitness and entertainment, the mayor announced. Adults will now be required to proof of two vaccinations for those areas. The mayor said he is confident the mandates will hold up in court. “Our health commissioner has put a series of mandates in place. They have won in court, state court, federal court every single time. And it's because they're universal and consistent. And they're about protecting the public right now from a clear and present danger,” de Blasio said. The mayor is set to hold a news conference at 10 a.m. ET. - CNN |
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