Development of ‘Omicron-Specific’ Shot Could Begin in Weeks: Moderna CEO

A health worker checks a box of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United States, during a booster vaccination drive at the Zainoel Abidin hospital in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Aug. 9, 2021. Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP via Getty Images

Moderna’s chief executive officer doesn’t expect any problems with the development of a booster shot against the latest strain of the CCP virus and hopes clinical trials can begin early next year.

“It only needs minor adjustments for Omicron. I don’t expect any problems,” Stéphane Bancel told Swiss newspaper Tages-Anzeiger, likely referring to the company’s currently authorized 50 microgram dose booster of its mRNA-1273 vaccine.