New research using live SARS-CoV-2 virus reveals an updated vaccine provides a strong immune response against previous strains and emerging variants.
Apr 29 2024Oregon Health & Science University
The virus is still circulating, it's continuing to evolve, and it remains dangerous. Sooner or later, there will be another variant that evades the immunity we have already built up. Our study demonstrates that it's worthwhile to update our immune repertoire." As the pandemic has receded from public consciousness, vaccine uptake has waned in the U.S., according to federal data.
In the latest study, researchers isolated blood drawn from 55 people before and after they received an updated vaccine beginning last fall that targets the XBB.1.5 subvariant of the omicron variant of the virus.
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