BioNTech SE (BNTX) to Hold Digital Press Conference on December 8, 2021 at 9AM ET to Provide an Update on Omicron Variant

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BioNTech to Hold Digital Press Conference to Provide an Update on Omicron Variant

December 8, 2021 7:15 AM EST

MAINZ, Germany, December 8, 2021 BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX, BioNTech or the Company) will hold a digital press conference on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, to present the results from initial laboratory studies which started about two weeks ago. The studies aimed to investigate the effects of the Omicron variant on COVID-19 vaccine-induced immune responses. The press... More

Pfizer and BioNTech Provide Update on Omicron Variant

December 8, 2021 6:57 AM EST

Preliminary laboratory studies demonstrate that three doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine neutralize the Omicron variant (B.1.1.529 lineage), while two doses show significantly reduced neutralization titers Data indicate that a third dose of BNT162b2 increases the neutralizing antibody titers by 25-fold compared to two doses against the Omicron variant; titers after the booster dose are comparable to titers observed after two doses against the wild-type virus, which are associated with high levels of protectionAs... More