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Moderna's new Omicron-targeted Covid-19 vaccine: All you need to know

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omicron. Other versions of omicron, BA.4 and BA.5, are now more prevalent, but the virus is evolving faster than new vaccines can be formulated and tested, and this is the closest match available that has received clearance.

Moderna has another shot available that targets the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants, which has been ordered by the US, but not yet cleared.

Moderna says the drug triggered a strong immune response against the original virus and BA.1 subvariant. It also generated a good immune response against omicron’s latest subvariants BA.4 and BA.5., according to the UK government.

However, these are findings from laboratory studies that look at levels of disease-fighting antibodies, which is just a proxy for protection in the real world.

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