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A vaccine that's similar to moderna's. it would only cost a fraction of the price. we have a target which is around $2. we cannot tell yet whether we can get to that, but we're certainly working towards a target. i think it's absolutely essential that this continent establish its own end—to—end vaccine manufacturing capacity and capability. this laboratory is part of an information hub set up by the world health organisation to share information about vaccines, but drug companies like moderna have refused to take part. and that means the cheaper south african vaccine could be delayed by up...

That was the message from chris whitty last week, and it was really very clear. you know, you need to make the priorities. and most people are pretty smart and pretty sensible about doing that. us pharmaceutical company moderna have said that a booster dose of its covid—19 vaccine appeared to be protective against the omicron variant in laboratory testing. their research shows that a 50 microgram booster dose — which is standardly given in the uk — increased neutralizing antibodies against the variant 37 fold. a higher, 100 microgram booster dose of the same vaccine drove antibody levels...

Today for people who received the single dose johnson & johnson vaccine. the company says new data shows it is holding up against covid-19 variants and j&j says a booster could do even more if given within two months of the first shot, a second dose can provide 94% protection against moderate to severe covid, both pfizer and moderna have said booster of their vaccines will increase antibodies, especially in people over the age of 65. last month the white house said boosters would be widely available in september, but the fda has yet to authorize extra shots for any of the vaccines except for p...

And go out and do it on their own. >> stephanie, within days, we could see the pfizer vaccine approved for 65 and older. if that happens and you are sitting here with moderna or j&j shot, where does it leave you? >> lester, you said it this is a decision on the pfizer booster for people that got moderna and johnson & johnson, they're going to have to wait. >> stephanie, thanks very much. there's breaking news in the gabby petito case. the fbi announcing it has identifie remains found in wyoming as hers while the search for her fiance resumed today in florida as suspicion of his involvement g...

Pfizer and moderna have submitted ed that seems to suggest that six months after the initial round of vaccination would be the right time to get a booster. that's an update. and also, that there's a consideration of simultaneously authorizing boosters for folks who got j&j as well. i think there's ample evidence that vaccine effectiveness wains over time, certainly less than a year, from six to eight months and boosters can't come soon enough. compromised people, reaching out to folks who are particularly immunocompromised and we're administering those boosters already. >> we've talked about h...