- Scientists, in a study published online in the journal Cell, found that the BQ and XBB subvariants are “barely susceptible to neutralization” by the vaccines, including the new omicron boosters.
- This could result in a surge of breakthrough infections and reinfections, though the vaccines have been shown to hold up against severe disease, they wrote.
- Key antibody drugs, Evusheld and bebtelovimab, were “completely inactive” against the new subvariants, according to the study.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/14/covid-news-bq-xbb-omicron-subvariants-pose-serious-threat-to-boosters.html
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Big pharma is getting toasted in a hurry these days. Their narratives are running into pissed off scientists who realize they have taken a severe hit to their reputations by standing down in the face the atrocities of the past few years. It’s encouraging, but they have a long way to go to redeem themselves.