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EU drug regulator says more data needed on impact of Omicron on vaccines

Reuters WORLD
Published January 11,2022 07:24 PM
Updated January 11,2022 11:07 PM
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The European Union's drug regulator said on Tuesday more data was needed to understand the impact of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant on currently approved COVID-19 vaccines, and expressed doubt on the need for a fourth booster dose.

Repeated vaccinations within short intervals would not a represent a sustainable long-term strategy, the European Medicines Agency's Head of Vaccines Strategy, Marco Cavaleri, told a media briefing.