地球，人間煉獄 CLXXXI (181期) ：Moderna的加強注射將針對 Omicron 的抗體水平提高 37 倍；爭論何時改用 sotrovimab，荷兰严厉的新限制将至少持续至明年1月14日

 地球，人間煉獄 CLXXXI (181期) ：

FT
Breaking news: Moderna’s Covid-19 booster shot increases antibody levels 37-fold against Omicron, even further than a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine.


Moderna表示，在實驗室測試中，接種第三針提高了對Omicron的免疫反應，這表明儘管該變種存在突變，但接種疫苗仍然可以提供保護。
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荷兰从周日早上开始关闭所有酒吧、餐馆、非必需品商店、电影院和健身房，这些严厉的新限制将至少持续至明年1月14日。

Indoor mixing could be banned in the circuit breaker

INDEPENDENT.CO.UK

Plans ‘being drawn up for two-week circuit breaker lockdown after Christmas'

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The Omicron coronavirus variant has been reported in 89 countries and the number of cases is doubling in 1.5 to 3 days in areas with community transmission, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday.

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— Vaccines may be less effective against omicron, says WHO

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A Japanese health ministry panel approves the administration of U.S. biotechnology firm #Moderna Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine as #booster shots.

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公共衛生官員正在爭論何時改用 sotrovimab，這是一種對 omicron 保持療效的單克隆抗體治療方法。

由於 omicron 變種威脅要消滅單克隆抗體，美國正在儲備一種仍然有效的抗體

華盛頓郵報

Public health officials are debating when to switch over to sotrovimab, a monoclonal antibody treatment that retains efficacy against omicron.

WASHINGTONPOST.COM

As the omicron variant threatens to wipe out monoclonal antibodies, the U.S. is saving up one that will still work