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Moderna CEO: 2-6 Weeks Until Clarity On Omicron Vaccine Efficacy

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Speaking to CNBC, Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel states that it could be two to six weeks before the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines on the Omicron CVODI-19 variant is known with any clarity.

  • Adds that it took four months for Delta variant to overtake Beta variant in the United States. Omicron is overtaking Delta in South Africa in a few weeks.
  • Some hopes brought earlier today when Moderna announced that a modified vaccine that could handle Omicron could be avaliable by early-2022.

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