Virus variants: BioNTech says no vaccine modifications needed for now

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BERLINBioNTech said yesterday the Covid-19 vaccine it developed with Pfizer does not require any modifications at the moment to protect against variants of the virus. 'To date, there is no evidence that an adaptation of BioNTech's current Covid-19 vaccine against key...

BERLINBioNTech said yesterday the Covid-19 vaccine it developed with Pfizer does not require any modifications at the moment to protect against variants of the virus.

Nevertheless, in preparations for a need at some point to make tweaks to its current vaccine, the company said it began tests in March on a"modified, variant-specific version" of its jabs.

 

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