New data from Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech’s (Nasdaq: BNTX) Comirnaty program show the firms’ updated jab produces antibodies against the latest variants of the coronavirus.
Early data from a Phase II/III trial show the Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent COVID-19 vaccine generated a substantial increase in neutralizing antibody responses, seven days after administration.
The firms said that similar responses were seen across individuals aged 18 to 55 years of age and those older than 55 years of age.
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