Sinovac booster insufficient against omicron, study shows

China COVID vaccine fails to produce enough antibodies: Hong Kong universities

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A healthcare worker and Sinovac vaccine recipient in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Dec. 14. Sinovac says that 94% of those who receive three doses of its vaccine generate enough neutralizing antibodies to protect against the omicron variant. © Reuters

PAK YIU, Nikkei staff writer

HONG KONG -- A third dose of Sinovac's COVID vaccine does not provide sufficient protection against the omicron variant, new research reveals, contradicting the Chinese vaccine maker's pronouncement that it does.

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