American pharmaceutical company Moderna has said it will develop a booster shot against a new strain of corona virus, the omega krone.
According to the French news agency AFP, Moderna says that one of the three strategies the company has developed to deal with the threat of a new variant of the virus involves the use of an "overdose" of an existing vaccine. Is.
Modena's chief executive officer, Stephen Bensell, said: "The changing shape of the Omi Crown is a cause for concern, and we've been working for days to get our Corona out of this new type of strategy as soon as possible. DoThe World Health Organization (WHO) says that the omega-3 coronavirus can spread faster than other types of coronavirus, and according to preliminary information, it has a higher risk of re-infection.
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Director Kristalina Giorgiova wrote on Twitter that "failure to help vaccination in the South African continent is a failure."
"So far only four per cent of the population has been vaccinated, putting us all at risk of a rapidly spreading new virus."
The new type of corona, the omega krona, was first discovered in South Africa, and the virus has since been found in Belgium, Botswana, Israel and Hong Kong.
"This new strain of corona virus is very disturbing," said Lawrence Young, an epidemiologist at the University of Warwick in the UK. It's the fastest-changing genetic virus ever. "
EU drug regulators say they are examining a new strain of the corona virus, but it is too early to say whether a new vaccine will be needed.The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Friday that more details were needed to see if the new strain would outweigh the four default doses.
According to the statement, "there is not enough information available to predict that the virus will spread further and the immunity obtained from the vaccine will not be sufficient."
The EMA believes that at this time it cannot be said that a new vaccine will be needed for the new strain.
The European Union (EU) has expressed concern over the new virus and called on member states to suspend flights to and from South Africa.
Belgium said on Friday that the country had witnessed the first case of its kind in Europe.The EMA has approved four corona vaccines in Europe, including Pfizer, Moderna, Escherichia coli and Johnson & Johnson.
Pfizer says its vaccine data for the new strain of Corona will be available in two weeks.
According to the British news agency Reuters, the European Union, Britain and India have announced strict border controls after the emergence of a new type of Corona.
The UK has banned flights from South Africa and neighboring countries and instructed British passengers returning from there to stay in quarantine.
The European Union has also banned travel from South Africa to reduce the spread of a new strain of the corona virus.
Scientists are trying to find out about this new type of corona, which will be unveiled this week, but the news has shaken the global stock market and oil markets.
