THE HAGUE: Entirely new COVID-19 variants could emerge this winter but existing vaccines should protect people from serious illness and death, the European Union's drug agency said on Friday (Sep 2). The comments came as the 27-nation EU prepares to
THE HAGUE: Entirely new COVID-19 variants could emerge this winter but existing vaccines should protect people from serious illness and death, the European Union's drug agency said on Friday .ahead of a feared wave of new coronavirus cases later this year.
But people"should not wait for a specific vaccine", EMA vaccines chief Marco Cavaleri told a news conference.US authorises Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine boosters retooled for Omicron A Pfizer version updated for the now-dominant BA.4 and 5 strains should be authorised in mid-September, while a similar Moderna jab is also in the pipeline.
Most people will instead still get the original vaccines that are designed to tackle the Wuhan strain of coronavirus.
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