Dr. Fauci, chief medical adviser of the U.S. government, said on the 15th that the effect of the vaccine against the Omicron strain of the mutant virus will be sufficiently enhanced by the booster vaccination of the currently used vaccine. Is not necessary. "
Dr. Fauci, Principal Medical Adviser of the U.S. Government, gave his current views on the effectiveness of the vaccine against the new mutant virus, the Omicron strain, at a meeting yesterday.
According to this, the new coronavirus vaccines of Pfizer and Moderna currently in use are said to be significantly less effective in preventing infection and aggravation of Omicron strains even after two inoculations are completed.
On the other hand, as a result of several initial studies, "it has been shown that the effect of the neutralizing antibody that suppresses the action of the virus is significantly increased even for the Omicron strain by the third booster inoculation." I did.
On that basis, Pfizer and Moderna have announced that the vaccine for the Omicron strain, which has been announced to be developed, is being used by the public again, saying that "at this point, it is not necessary to inoculate a new vaccine for the mutant virus." I called for a booster vaccination.