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Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine First Past The Post With Clinical Data For BA.2.86

 
• By Alaric DeArment

Pfizer said it also had preclinical data showing that the updated version of its vaccine has activity against the subvariant, which may be able to break through immunity.

Moderna announced clinical trial results for its updated COVID-19 vaccine • Source: Shutterstock

Moderna, Inc. may have an edge in the 2023-2024 COVID-19 season with clinical trial data showing that the latest version of its vaccine protects against BA.2.86, an emerging subvariant that may be able to evade immunity from earlier COVID-19 vaccines as well as prior infection, giving it the first clinical evidence on efficacy against the subvariant.

The biotech company said 6 September that its updated vaccine generated an 8.7-fold increase in neutralizing antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariant BA.2.86, also known as Pirola, which the Centers...

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