Moderna warning that jabs won’t stop Omicron sends markets into free fall

CEO says it’s unlikely the shots will be as effective against the new variant as they were against Delta

30 November 2021 - 19:53 By Marius Zaharia and Renju Jose

Drugmaker Moderna’s CEO set off fresh alarm bells in financial markets on Tuesday after he warned that Covid-19 vaccines were unlikely to be as effective against the Omicron variant as they have been against Delta...

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