26 September 2024, 18:22 Source: dpa Lower Saxony
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A new vaccination could provide better protection against the current Corona variant Omicron in the future. (Symbolic image) © Sven Hoppe/dpa
A study by the Hannover Medical School (MHH) has scientifically proven the effectiveness of a corona vaccine adapted to the Omicron variant. The vaccine “Comirnaty Omicron JN.1” from Biontech/Pfizer has been on the market in Germany since August, the MHH announced.
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“Because new SARS-CoV-2 variants and subspecies are constantly emerging, the corona vaccines must be constantly adapted, similar to flu viruses,” says the Medical School. In their own study, the researchers measured the immune response in 42 MHH employees who had been vaccinated with the new booster.
The result: Around two weeks after the vaccination, the antibodies against the currently predominant Omicron variant had increased significantly. According to MHH, the data on immune responses in humans had not previously been documented. The study leaders assume that vaccination with the new booster protects against severe disease progression.
A study by the Hannover Medical School (MHH) has scientifically proven the effectiveness of a corona vaccine adapted to the Omicron variant. The vaccine “Comirnaty Omicron JN.1” from Biontech/Pfizer has been on the market in Germany since August, the MHH announced.
“Because new SARS-CoV-2 variants and subspecies are constantly emerging, the corona vaccines must be constantly adapted, similar to flu viruses,” says the Medical School. In their own study, the researchers measured the immune response in 42 MHH employees who had been vaccinated with the new booster.
