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Covid-19 news: Pfizer/BioNTech jab may be less effective in under 12s

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By Michael Le Page, Clare Wilson, Jessica Hamzelou, Sam Wong, Graham Lawton, Adam Vaughan, Conrad Quilty-Harper, Jason Arunn Murugesu, Layal Liverpool, Carissa Wong and Alex Wilkins A child receives a dose of Pfizer/BioNTech covid-19 vaccine Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images Latest coronavirus news as of 12pm on 1 March Study suggests that protection from two doses of … Read more

Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Appears Effective Against Omicron Variant

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US vaccine maker Moderna expressed confidence Monday that its booster shot was effective against the Omicron variant, after the announcement of laboratory results it described as “reassuring”.   “We’ll be able to rely on this vaccine to address the near term surge of Omicron cases,” Stephen Hoge, president of Moderna, said on a conference call. … Read more

Covid booster shots: Third vaccine doses are pushing protection to unexpected heights

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Evidence suggests that vaccine booster programmes can take people’s covid-19 protection to unexpectedly high levels, but we don’t yet know how effective existing vaccines will be against the omicron variant Health 30 November 2021 By Clare Wilson A road sign in Buckinghamshire, UK, in mid-November Maureen McLean/Shutterstock While the emergence of the omicron variant has caused concern worldwide, … Read more