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In reply to the discussion: Moderna says its booster significantly raises the level of antibodies to thwart Omicron [View all]BumRushDaShow
(170,368 posts)30. Their small trial was to see how the antibody boost did with Omicron
Their other boost tests had been done with their other vaccine candidates as combos that targeted the Wild type and Beta as well as a combo targeting Beta and Delta (the Beta being what was predominate in South Africa before they got hit with Delta whereas we and Europe had Alpha as predominate before Delta).
I posted the slides from the conference call that they have going on right now here - https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=2842930
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Moderna says its booster significantly raises the level of antibodies to thwart Omicron [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Dec 2021
OP
I think mine ended up in my wallet. I have a habit of sending my "I Voted" stickers through the wash..
Rhiannon12866
Dec 2021
#11
That sortof happened when they looked at Pfizer's vaccine in the South Africa population
BumRushDaShow
Dec 2021
#9
I expect we may have to gird for "annual" shots (with boosters as necessary)
BumRushDaShow
Dec 2021
#12
This is positive news in what is going to be a long haul battle against all forms of this virus.
Guilded Lilly
Dec 2021
#15
This is great, though incomplete news. It raises the antibody level by 37 fold. that means
Scrivener7
Dec 2021
#18
Full dosed 3rd Moderna shot a month ago, good to see its working well, thats what I wanted to hear
Shanti Shanti Shanti
Dec 2021
#26