Moderna: "Booster Shot Increases Omicron Neutralizing Antibodies by 37 Times"
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[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-seop] Moderna announced that the booster shot of its COVID-19 vaccine increases neutralizing antibodies against the Omicron variant by 37 times. Neutralizing antibodies are antibodies that neutralize the biological effects when pathogens or infectious particles invade the body, protecting the cells.
On the 20th, the U.S. biotech company Moderna revealed these results from its study on additional vaccine doses. Moderna conducted its own research targeting vaccinated individuals.
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The booster shot dose administered in the study was 50㎛.
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