COVID 19 Tech

Omicron-specific vaccine boosters are now in humans as trials begin

Enlarge / A vial of the current Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. (credit: Getty | Ivan Romano) The first doses of omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccines went into the arms of clinical trial participants this week. This takes place just as the towering wave of cases from the ultratransmissible coronavirus variant appears to be cresting in the US and […]

COVID 19 Tech

Need for annual COVID shots hinges on how many people get vaccinated now

Enlarge / Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, receives the Moderna Inc. COVID-19 vaccine during an event at the NIH Clinical Center Masur Auditorium in Bethesda, Maryland, on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. (credit: Getty | Bloomberg) As COVID-19 vaccination efforts continue across the United States, many are wondering how […]