A pan-coronavirus vaccine will be designed using features of the virus's genetic code that are shared universally across all different versions of the virus.
WASHINGTON -- At the dawn of the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine makers raced to design a shot that perfectly matched the new virus's genetic code. Their efforts were successful, resulting in highly effective vaccines in record time.
"Since September of 2020 there have been five SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern -- alpha, beta, gamma, delta and now, the current, omicron," Dr. Anthony Fauci said at a White House task force briefing Wednesday."So, obviously, innovative approaches are needed."Some speculate that the omicron variant could mean the beginning of the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's a look inside hospitals and labs trying to answer that question.
"We're chasing the virus, and we're always behind," said Dr. Jeff Taubenberger, Ph.D., deputy chief of the Laboratory of Infectious Diseases at the NIAID. Stéphane Bancel, Moderna's CEO, said in a statement Wednesday that the company may incorporate the omicron-specific booster into its"multivalent" booster program, which seeks to create a single shot that would work against at least two major variants.
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