The CEO of Moderna says we have to do this to avoid another pushing of Covid
If enough people are not behind that, the pandemic will worsen only.
COVID cases areGo down After a serious post-vacation surge, but experts already warn that we need to prepare the possibility of digging the line. The spread of new, more infectious strains is likely to lead to a significant increase without major precautions being implemented. CEO of ModernaStéphane Bantel think the vaccine could help lighten the load. Bantel recently stressed the importance of getting as many peoplevaccinated as soon as possible, so that a booster is available to increase immunity before another seasonal thrust. Keep reading so that his overview of avoiding future epidemics, and for more new vaccines,The chief medicine of Moderna has just given this upsetting update.
Bantel wants people to be vaccinated by the fall.
During an interview with Yahoo Finance on January 25, Bantel clearly indicated that it was concentrated on the fall. Although the deployment of vaccines is still in its infancy, the CEO examined the future. The autumn season isWhen respiratory viruses propagate More easily, Bantel wants the United States to be prepared. "The thing we want to be ready to fall," said Bondel. "We do not have to go back through a terrible winter as we go now."
In order to be ready to avoid another increase in fall or winter, he believes that most of the vaccinations should be made by the fall to limit the number of infected persons. It is also essential that people are vaccinated so that they can receive reminder strokes in winter as needed.
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The BOOSTER of Moderna to treat new strains of Covid is in development.
Moderna recently studied how their vaccine interacts with theMore communicable Covid strainsand concluded that while the vaccine protects against the U.K strain., the variant of South Africa of the virus causes a "reduction of six times" inThe creation of antibodies, which makes the vaccine less effective. In response to this discovery, Moderna decided to start developing a booster. The Booster could not only help protect against the tension of South Africa, but it could also strengthen immunity. The latter may be necessary depending on the duration of the protection of the Covid vaccine.
"All this has been decided in recent days," said Bondel in Yahoo Finance. "We met the team several times between the weekend, spoke with the board and I decided it was the prudent thing to do, which [Covid white house advisorAnthony Fauci, MD] confirmed to me yesterday while I commit myself with him. "And for more future of the pandemic,The CEO of Moderna has just made this frightening prediction on Covid.
It is not yet clear how much the booster will be necessary.
Since the vaccine has not been around for a year, experts do not know how long the original doses will keep you away from Covid. "No one ... know how long the protection will last," said Bondel. He stressed that he is particularly concerned about the sustainable immunity induced by the vaccine over time for the elderly population. If the vaccine does not prove its effectiveness throughout the year, the booster will be essential to strengthening immunity.
And, of course, the booster can be necessary to fight against the propagation of more infectious strains. While the South Africa strain has not yet been detected in the United States, aBrazil tension has been recently found.
TAL ZAKS, MD, the chief doctor of Moderna, saidThe New York Timesthat the company creates the shot booster "today to beBefore the curveShould we need. I think of this as an insurance policy. "If the booster is needed could be determined by blood tests or by monitoring the vaccine population to see if these people begin to obtain from COVID. And more to stay safely from coronavirus,This type of facial mask is "unacceptable", warns the Mayo Clinic.
The extra shot should be developed faster than the original vaccine.
Bantel said the goal is that crissons are lower doses in order to get a larger offer could be obtained faster. "You could potentially have up to eight times more product as BOOST," said Bondel. TheTwo current vaccine Requires 100 micrograms to be effective while the booster would only require 50 or 25 micrograms, "which is possible because your immune system is already prepared," said Bantel.
Moderna intends to start studies on the Booster in March, and then start testing during the summer with the participants in Phase 3 of the previous year, according to Yahoo Finance. The rapprochement shots could then emerge in time to deal with a decrease in the immunity and the proliferation of new strains of Covid. And for more vaccines,These are the side effects of the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
