LATEST: Moderna says its current vaccine booster increased neutralizing antibodies against omicron within a month of getting the shot.
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Moderna on Monday said its current vaccine booster increased neutralizing antibodies against omicron within a month of getting the shot. “The dramatic increase in COVID-19 cases from the Omicron variant is concerning to all. However, these data showing that the currently authorized Moderna COVID-19 booster can boost neutralizing antibody levels 37-fold higher than pre-boost levels are reassuring,” Stéphane Bancel, chief executive officer of Moderna, told ABC News.
Moderna's current booster approved by the Food and Drug Administration is a 50-microgram dose. A 100-microgram dose would increase neutralizing antibodies by 83 times, the company said on Monday.
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