'Tidal wave': Omicron could put U.S. COVID-19 surge into overdrive

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Moderna (MRNA) Reports Preliminary Booster Data and Updates Strategy to Address Omicron Variant

December 20, 2021 5:35 AM EST

Moderna, Inc. (Nasdaq: MRNA), a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, today announced preliminary neutralizing antibody data against the Omicron variant following the Companys booster candidates at 50 µg and 100 µg dose levels. The currently authorized 50 µg booster of mRNA-1273 increased neutralizing antibody levels against Omicron approximately 37-fold compared to pre-boost levels and a 100 µg dose of mRNA-1273 increased neutralizing antibody levels approximately 83-fold compared to pre-boost levels.

The dramatic increase in COVID-19 cases from the Omicron variant is concerning to all. However, these data showing that the currently authorized... More