reader comments 25 with Concern over the highly evolved omicron subvariant BA.2.86 is easing as the first batch of preliminary studies on the virus suggests it may not be as immune evasive or dangerous as its numerous mutations suggest. But the good news is tempered by the latest COVID-19 data, which shows increasing rates of ..
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Enlarge / A vial containing Moderna COVID-19 booster vaccine at a vaccination center. reader comments 51 with Moderna’s updated COVID-19 vaccine provided a “significant boost” in people’s neutralizing antibody levels against the latest omicron SARS-CoV-2 subvariants circulating in the US, that is, EG.5 and FL.1.5.1, according to a press release from the company. The updated ..
Enlarge / Vials with COVID-19 vaccine labels showing logos of pharmaceutical company Pfizer and German biotechnology company BioNTech. reader comments 35 with An advisory committee for the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday voted unanimously (21 to 0) to recommend updating COVID-19 vaccines for the 2023-2024 period to be a monovalent formula targeting the latest ..
Enlarge / A CDC COVID-19 variant testing site inside Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday. The airport testing is part of the government’s early warning system for detecting new variants, which began expanding recently in the wake of a COVID-19 surge in China. reader comments 79 with 0 posters participating ..
Enlarge / Revelers celebrate New Year’s Eve in Times Square on January 1, 2023, in New York City. This year’s New Year’s Eve returned to pre-COVID-19 pandemic numbers, with around 1 million people estimated to fill Times Square. reader comments 63 with 0 posters participating Share this story A new omicron coronavirus subvariant dubbed XBB.1.5 ..