New research led by the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health shows that bivalent COVID-19 boosters are still providing effective protection from hospitalization and death, even against the most recent omicron subvariants.
Apr 13, 2023
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Three currently circulating omicron subvariants of SARS-CoV-2—including two that currently make up almost 50% of reported COVID-19 infections in the U.S.—are better at evading vaccine- and infection-generated neutralizing ...
Nov 22, 2022
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Yale scientists have developed a novel omicron-specific mRNA vaccine that offers superior immune protection against two viral subvariants than standard mRNA vaccines.
Jul 19, 2022
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The latest omicron subvariants—including the BA.4 and BA.5 forms causing new surges in infections in the United States—are even better at eluding vaccines and most antibody treatments than previous variants, finds a study ...
Jul 5, 2022
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The U.S. appears to have reached a plateau with the omicron subvariant that's surged this spring, but it's too early to know if positive trends will stick, according to Tom Inglesby, who recently returned to his role directing ...
Jun 9, 2022
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