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Currently available intramuscular vaccines continue to protect against severe disease and death, but their ability to fight infection with the new omicron variants is limited, according to a Karolinska Institutet study.
Researchers from the Karolinska Institutet and the Danderyd Hospital (Sweden) have been able to verify that protection against infection with coronavirus variants, specifically, Omicron, is related to mucosal IgA (immunoglobulin A) antibodies, which are not induced by vaccination. . The findings, recently published in The Lancet … + read more
UK approves first Covid-19 vaccine for Omicron
The UK Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved this Monday the first bivalent Covid-19 vaccine, effective against both the original variant of SARS-CoV-2 and against omicron. + read more
Vaccination, effective against pregnancy complications due to the Omicron variant
The study has confirmed that the Omicron variant of Covid-19 increases complications during pregnancy, especially among unvaccinated women with severe symptoms. + read more
The FDA opens the doors to Moderna and Pfizer vaccines adapted to omicron
The United States thus approves the two vaccines against Covid-19 adapted to omicron at least two months after the primary or booster vaccination. + read more
The first shipment of vaccines adapted to the Ómicron variants lands in Spain
In total this September, the arrival of 10 million doses of vaccines against Covid-19 adapted to the Omicron variant is expected. + read more
The potential of nasal sprays against coronavirus variants
Research documents the underperformance of the immune response in the respiratory tract of people vaccinated against Covid-19 compared to those with a natural infection. + read more
Optimism for a vaccine that offers superior protection against omicron variants in mice
Scientists at Yale University have developed a new mRNA vaccine that offers superior immune protection over standard mRNA vaccines against two omicron subvariants. + read more
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