Coronavirus booster option not just a 'nice to have' for Sanofi

13 June 2022

The pandemic-induced bounty reaped by vaccine leaders Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech (Nasdaq: BNTX) may have passed, but two traditional players have not abandoned hope of making a contribution.

While the Anglo-French alliance of GSK (LSE: GSK) and Sanofi (Euronext: SAN) has moved more slowly than the mRNA-based vaccine disruptors, new pivotal data could help it join the large and ongoing market for boosters.

Results from two trials, VAT02 Cohort 2 and COVIBOOST VAT013, conducted with the firms’ next-generation COVID-19 booster vaccine candidate, show a significant lift in antibodies, comparing favorably with existing vaccines.

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