What Is the Omicron Vaccine? An Updated Shot Explained
The “Omicron vaccine” refers to updated versions of the COVID-19 vaccine designed to target more recent strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. These formulations aim to provide more …
What to Know About the Updated 2024-2025 COVID Vaccines
Oct 24, 2024 · Three new shots are expected to protect against Omicron subvariants that are circulating right now. [Originally published: Aug. 27, 2024. Updated: Oct. 24, 2024.] Note: …
Effectiveness of the 2024–2025 KP.2 COVID-19 vaccines in the
Dec 24, 2025 · This target trial emulation study aimed to estimate the long-term vaccine effectiveness (VE) of the 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines targeting the KP.2 Omicron variant …
Real-World Data Highlight Effectiveness of XBB.1.5-Adapted …
Jul 28, 2025 · The researchers assessed comparative VE against the Omicron XBB sublineage and subsequent predominant variants, including JN.1 and its subvariants. A total of 28 …
Pfizer and BioNTech Announce Omicron-Adapted COVID-19 Vaccine …
Jun 25, 2022 · The Omicron adapted vaccine candidates (30 µg and 60 µg) studied in the Phase 2/3 trial in 1,234 participants 56 years of age and older elicited substantially higher neutralizing …
Early Estimates of Updated 2023–2024 (Monovalent XBB.1.5)
Feb 1, 2024 · Receipt of updated COVID-19 vaccine provided approximately 54% increased protection against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with no receipt of updated …
Safety and immunogenicity of a modified Omicron-adapted …
Updated vaccine strategies are needed to protect against new SARS-CoV-2 variants with increased immune escape. Here, information on the safety and immunogenicity of an …
Omicron and the vaccines: Your questions answered - AAMC
Feb 8, 2022 · AAMCNews spoke with five experts in infectious disease and vaccines to answer some of the most common questions about omicron and the COVID-19 vaccines. Is the …
Omicron XBB Insights Could Shape Future COVID-19 Vaccine …
Sep 4, 2024 · A Duke University School of Medicine study in Molecular Cell provides the most detailed look yet at the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XBB variants, which emerged in late 2022 and …
Inactivated SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Booster Against Omicron Infection
Oct 25, 2023 · Key Points Question Does a booster dose with an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine provide additional protection against Omicron infection? Findings In a cohort study …