A “completely new” mutants from Corona may appear in the winter

Baghdad-INA 

The European Union Medicines Agency warned that completely new mutations from the Corona virus may appear this winter, but the currently available vaccines are supposed to protect against acute disease or death.

These comments came as European Union countries prepared to launch a campaign of booster vaccines against Covid, ahead of a wave of infections feared to break out later this year.

These vaccines include a diverse mixture of recently licensed anti-Omicron vaccines, in addition to the original vaccines developed to combat the virus, according to the European Agency.

But the European Agency's official in charge of vaccines, Marco Cavalieri, warned that people "should not wait for a special vaccine."

"There may be a whole new mutant emerging that we can't anticipate today," he said.

Yesterday, Thursday, the agency gave approval for modified vaccines from Pfizer/Biontech and Moderna designed to combat the old PI1 mutant from Omicron.

A vaccine developed by Pfizer against the PI4 and 5 strains is expected to be licensed in mid-September, while Moderna is developing a similar vaccine.

Cavalieri added, "These new modified Omicron vaccines will be widely allocated to booster doses for the elderly, vulnerable groups, pregnant women and health workers, but the general public will instead have access to the original vaccines designed to combat the Wuhan strain."

The European Agency for Vaccines official did not rule out that the new mutant this winter will be closer to the primary Omicron strains, which have now largely exceeded them “Pi4 and 5 types.”