XEC, like countless others before it, is a part of the omicron family. The variant is closely related to KP.2, the strain targeted by the updated vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna. And both XEC and KP.1 are descendants of the JN.1 strain, targeted by the updated Novavax vaccine.
“I think we have good reason to think that there will be substantial protection from the boosters that are available,” Hanage said.
How did vaccines, once hailed as essential tools for global peace, security and international cooperation, become something that some now fear could kill them?
A new study in the Journal of Public Health suggests that it is more effective to emphasize the harms that come from not getting vaccinated rather than emphasizing the benefits of vaccination at the individual or community level.
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