Both companies are gearing up to develop a new vaccine tailored to Omicrons unique mutations if necessary.
Do not panic, but prepare, Parikh told Verywell in an email.
If not yet vaccinated, get your vaccine as soon as possible.
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If due for a booster, get your booster.
But these versions were never distributed as the original formulas proved to hold up against these variants.
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That’s the best strategy to prevent transmission.
If you prevent transmission, youll prevent mutations.
If you prevent mutations, you prevent variants.
Thats what we need to do not just here but around the world.
Other tried-and-true mitigation strategies are also key to driving down infections, he added.
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