i m sure many of the audience are wondering how long will we continue to need boosters for as we emerge out of the pandemic into what some countries are calling an endemic. look, i think the data says that we will be able to get out of the pandemic into the endemic phase. when that happens, i m not sure. we still see staggering caseloads of omicron here in the united states, europe, around the world. death rates remain very high. hospital hospitalisation rates are at an all time high today. i think we can get through this, spring will come, we should get a period of stability as case counts go down, but i think we are going to need a regular yearly booster that will keep people protected as they prepare for winter. that s what we are planning to do and what we are aiming to do with the study that we have launched now. what about
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this week, on wednesday, we announced two big pieces of information. the first was some data published in the new england journal of medicine, looking at how our vaccine holds up against omicron after a six month booster, and the data are good. they re reassuring that we do see waning. the other thing we announced, as you said, is that we started our phase ii study in about 600 people, testing our omicron specific booster, and we think that s going to be an integral part of keeping people safe and protected, even as omicron perhaps subsides as we go into the winter of this year, so from a full booster. look, i think the data say that we will be able to get out of the pandemic into the endemic phase. when that happens, i m not sure. you know, we still see staggering caseloads of omicron here in the united states, in europe, around the world. death rates remain very high. hospitalisation rates again here in the united states are really at an all time high today. but i think we can
the first was some data published in the new england journal of medicine, looking at how our vaccine holds up against 0micron after a six month booster, and the data are good. they re reassuring that we do see waning. the other thing we announced, as you said, is that we started our phase ii study in about 600 people, testing our 0micron specific booster, and we think that s going to be an integral part of keeping people safe and protected, even as 0micron perhaps subsides as we go into the winter of this year, so from a full booster. look, i think the data say that we will be able to get out of the pandemic into the endemic phase. when that happens, i m not sure. you know, we still see staggering caseloads of 0micron here in the united states, in europe, around the world. death rates remain very high. hospitalisation rates again here in the united states are really at an all time high today. but i think we can get through this. spring will come, we should get