WHO recommends new Covid-19 shots should target only XBB variants

Covid-19 vaccine makers are already developing versions of their vaccines targeting XBB.1.5. Read more at straitstimes.com.

GENEVA - A World Health Organization advisory group on Thursday recommended that this year’s Covid-19 booster shots be updated to target one of the currently dominant XBB variants.the advisory group said, adding that other formulations or platforms that achieve neutralising antibody responses against XBB lineages could also be considered.

Covid-19 vaccine makers like Pfizer/BioNtech , Moderna Inc and Novavax Inc are already developing versions of their respective vaccines targeting XBB.1.5 and other currently circulating strains. The bivalent booster shots developed and distributed last year targeted two different strains - the Omicron variant as well as the original virus.

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