Singapore approves Moderna's first bivalent Covid-19 booster jab


Moderna's Spikevax bivalent Covid-19 vaccine targets both the original Sars-CoV-2 strain and the Omicron BA.1 variant. - Reuters

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Nework): The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) on Wednesday (Sept 140 granted interim authorisation for the use of Moderna's Spikevax bivalent Covid-19 vaccine, which targets both the original Sars-CoV-2 strain and the Omicron BA.1 variant.

The bivalent vaccine has been authorised for use as a booster for people aged 18 and above who have already received their primary series vaccination.

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