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Omicron variant likely to resist COVID vaccines as updated jabs months away, warns Moderna CEO

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The vaccine maker said the large number of mutations in the newly-identified Omicron variant could make it more resistant to current COVID vaccines.

Added on the 30/11/2021 09:24:11 - Copyright : Euronews EN

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