Steps taken to target Omicron with AstraZeneca jab, scientist says

Sandy Douglas, from Oxford University, says updated vaccine could ‘respond to any new variant more rapidly’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOxford and AstraZeneca have taken “preliminary steps” to produce an updated version of their coronavirus vaccine to specifically target the Omicron variant, a scientist at the university has said.Sandy Douglas, a research group leader at Oxford,told the Financial Times that an updated vaccine could be used to “respond to any new variant more rapidly” than previously believed.Continue reading...
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