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Swiss drugs regulator approves first bivalent COVID-19 booster

/ 11:56 AM August 30, 2022

Swiss drugs regulator approves first bivalent COVID-19 booster

A test tube labelled “COVID-19 Test Positive” and a vial labelled “VACCINE Coronavirus COVID-19” are seen in this illustration taken December 11, 2021. REUTERS

BERLIN — Swiss drugs regulator Swissmedic said on Monday that it has approved the first bivalent Covid-19 booster vaccine in the country.

Moderna’s Spikevax vaccine, which contains mRNA against two coronavirus variants, is authorized for anyone 18 years or older, said Swissmedic.

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