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Moderna Says Committed to Making Omicron-adaptive Vaccine Candidate Available in Aug.

Moderna Says Committed to Making Omicron-adaptive Vaccine Candidate Available in Aug.

SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Moderna Inc., a U.S. biotech company specializing in messenger RNA (mRNA) coronavirus vaccines, is committed to making its new bivalent vaccine candidate available next month, which reportedly demonstrates a superior antibody response against omicron variants. The company announced in June that the new bivalent coronavirus booster candidate, named mRNA-1273.214, [...]

New COVID-19 Cases Rise to Over 50,000 amid Concerns over New Omicron Variant

New COVID-19 Cases Rise to Over 50,000 amid Concerns over New Omicron Variant

SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases rose to over 50,000 on Tuesday from a nearly three-month low the previous day, and health authorities remained vigilant after confirming the first case of a more infectious omicron subvariant. The country reported 51,131 new COVID-19 infections, including 45 from overseas, bringing the total [...]

S. Korea’s New Infections Jump to Over 80,000 amid Slowdown of Omicron Wave

S. Korea’s New Infections Jump to Over 80,000 amid Slowdown of Omicron Wave

SEOUL, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases jumped to over 80,000 on Tuesday as most of the country’s virus restrictions are lifted amid the slowdown of the omicron wave. The country added 80,361 new COVID-19 infections, including 16 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 17,009,865, according to the [...]

New Virus Cases Below 100,000 for 2nd Day amid Slowdown of Omicron Spread

New Virus Cases Below 100,000 for 2nd Day amid Slowdown of Omicron Spread

SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea reported fewer than 100,000 coronavirus cases for the second day in a row Friday as the omicron variant apparently is receding. The country added 81,058 new COVID-19 infections, including 15 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 16,755,055, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) [...]