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AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine becomes completely ineffective against the Omicron variant by 15 weeks, according to real-world British data released yesterday. Read More
Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) said preliminary data from a phase 3 study showed that a booster dose of their experimental COVID-19 shot induces strong immunity but said they won’t release full trial results until early next year. Read More
Adults infected with the Omicron variant are 29 percent less likely to enter the hospital than people infected with other COVID-19 strains, according to the first large-scale real-world clinical data. Read More
Final data from the phase 2/3 study of Pfizer’s novel oral “at home” COVID-19 treatment, Paxlovid, was so strong, the candidate could be well-positioned to knock molnupiravir — which is authorized in the UK although not yet in the U.S. — off its perch. Read More
The findings are in line with newly published data from the UK Health Security Agency, which showed reduced vaccine effectiveness against Omicron vs. the Delta variant. Read More
The Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are 25-40 times less effective against the new Omicron variant than the original strain and Delta variants, two new laboratory studies have found. Read More
In the U.S., an FDA advisory committee narrowly backed authorizing molnupiravir last week, but the agency has yet to approve the COVID-19 pill for emergency use. Read More
The WHO said the evidence was less certain for severe and critically ill COVID-19 patients and suggested trials continue for this subgroup to gather more data. Read More