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Pfizer vaccines against Omicron variant pass 1st step to approval in AU

06/07/2022 01:16 PM | Click to read full article

Two vaccines that specifically target the Omicron variant have been granted “provisional determination” by Australia’s drugs regulator, the first step in the process of getting the vaccines approved for use.

It comes as the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of Omicron drive a new wave of cases, prompting premiers to warn of increasing hospitalizations and deaths and renewed calls to the public to wear masks in crowded indoor spaces.

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