Singapore grants interim approval for Moderna's bivalent Covid booster vaccine

Singapore grants interim approval for Moderna's bivalent Covid booster vaccine

New York Governor Kathy Hochul receives an Omicron bivalent booster shot during a press conference update on the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in New York, US, Sept 7, 2022. (Reuters file photo)
New York Governor Kathy Hochul receives an Omicron bivalent booster shot during a press conference update on the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in New York, US, Sept 7, 2022. (Reuters file photo)

SINGAPORE: Singapore on Wednesday granted interim authorisation for a bivalent Covid-19 booster vaccine made by Moderna, the government said in a statement.

The vaccine has been authorised for use as a booster shot in individuals aged 18 years and above who have received the primary series of Covid-19 vaccinations, the city-state's Health Sciences Authority said.

Moderna's bivalent vaccine contains mRNA designed to target two different coronavirus variants - the original variant from 2020 and the Omicron variant that was circulating widely last winter. 

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