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Moderna says updated Covid vaccine was effective against highly mutated BA.2.86 Covid variant in trial
CNBC ^ | 09/06/2023 | Annika Kim Constantino

Posted on 09/06/2023 9:34:40 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

KEY POINTS:

* Moderna’s new Covid vaccine generated a strong immune response against BA.2.86, a highly mutated omicron variant that health officials are watching closely, according to clinical trial data the biotech company released Wednesday.

*Moderna, Pfizer and Novavax are slated to roll out new vaccines targeting another omicron strain, pending potential approvals from the FDA.

* Moderna’s new trial results suggest that the company’s jab will still be effective against newer variants of the virus, even as XBB.1.5 declines nationwide.


Moderna’s new Covid vaccine produced a strong immune response against BA.2.86, a highly mutated omicron variant that health officials are watching closely, according to clinical trial data the biotech company released Wednesday.

The updated shot produced an 8.7-fold increase in protective antibodies against BA.2.86, which has been detected in small numbers nationwide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention previously said the strain, also known as “Pirola,” may be more capable of escaping antibodies from earlier infections and vaccinations, but new research also suggests that the variant may be less immune-evasive than feared.

Moderna is the first out of the companies producing updated Covid jabs to release data on how its shot fares against BA.2.86. Moderna, Pfizer and Novavax are slated to roll out new vaccines targeting another omicron strain called XBB.1.5 within weeks, pending potential approvals from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Moderna’s trial results suggest that the company’s jab will still be effective against newer variants of the virus as XBB.1.5 declines nationwide. Last month, Moderna also released clinical trial data suggesting that its new shot provides protection against the now-dominant EG.5, or “Eris,” variant and another rapidly spreading strain called FL.1.5.1.

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Science; Society
KEYWORDS: chinavirusvaccine; clotshot; covid; covidvariant; deathjab; moderna; vaccine; vaccines; variant
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To: SeekAndFind

The gift that keeps on giving. Still NOPE!

🔬🤔😵🐑🚫😷💉💊🐎💩


21 posted on 09/06/2023 9:52:07 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉)
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To: SeekAndFind

It works now. That’s the ticket.


22 posted on 09/06/2023 9:55:28 AM PDT by Captain Compassion (I'm just sayin')
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To: SeekAndFind

Umm...NO!
NO! from the beginning and NO! now.


23 posted on 09/06/2023 9:57:09 AM PDT by Eagles6 (Welcome to the Matrix . Orwell's "1984" was a warning, not an instruction manual.)
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To: SeekAndFind

What does anyone know of the Novamax shot that is not mRNA?


24 posted on 09/06/2023 9:57:34 AM PDT by TiGuy22
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To: SeekAndFind

What does anyone know of the Novavax shot that is not mRNA?


25 posted on 09/06/2023 9:57:50 AM PDT by TiGuy22
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To: SeekAndFind

And you stick that s-—t, syringe and all, sideways up your wazzoo, lizard people.


26 posted on 09/06/2023 10:03:52 AM PDT by L,TOWM (An upraised middle finger is my virtue signal.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Don’t you believe it. Not even for a minute.😣


27 posted on 09/06/2023 10:06:14 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: SeekAndFind

How many were Killed during your mutated BA.2.86 Covid variant trial ?


28 posted on 09/06/2023 10:08:18 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: SeekAndFind

Publish the unredacted data then.


29 posted on 09/06/2023 10:27:06 AM PDT by Gaffer ( )
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To: SeekAndFind

New and improved shots, to create new and improved variants.


30 posted on 09/06/2023 10:36:31 AM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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BA.2.86 hmmm...86. Does that mean 86 the virus or 86 the patient?


31 posted on 09/06/2023 10:47:29 AM PDT by RGVTx
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To: TiGuy22

They said it’s like a traditional vaccine. Does it Prevent it...like normal vaccines?


32 posted on 09/06/2023 11:00:32 AM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: SeekAndFind

My work is offering free covid and flu shots for anyone who wants them. Six people have signed up with three specifying flu only.


33 posted on 09/06/2023 11:11:14 AM PDT by Pollard (The US government has US citizens as political prisoners!)
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I just had covid. Over it in 6 days. 3 days of a very sore throat was the worst consequence. No need to mess with problematic vaccines. Covidmania is pure hype.


34 posted on 09/06/2023 11:18:11 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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“Moderna says updated Covid vaccine was effective against highly mutated BA.2.86 Covid variant in trial”

Bet ya didn’t expect them to say that now didja?

/s


35 posted on 09/06/2023 12:02:47 PM PDT by Macoozie (Handcuffs and Orange Jumpsuits)
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