Moderna To Test Different Booster Shot Against South Africa Coronavirus Variant

FiercePharma: Moderna To Test Different Booster Shot Against South Africa Coronavirus Variant
Moderna is weighing a second booster shot to battle back a new coronavirus variant, even as it affirms its current vaccine's activity against newly emerging mutants. While the current two-dose regimen is holding so far, it's less effective against a South African variant—which has the company exploring a third shot and a variant-specific booster. (Snyder Bulik, 1/25)