poses a different threat. on the vaccine front, moderna says it will seek authorization for its omicron-specific vaccine this summer, plus a team in texas thinks they have come up with yet another vaccine that could be a game changer not just in the u.s. but for the rest of the world. morgan chesky has that story now. reporter: at texas children s hospital in houston, there is much more than meets the eye because past the exam rooms inside this lab lie what is they believe to be the potential silver bull let for taking down covid-19. our lab is the united nations of science. reporter: a team of doctors led by dr. peter hotez and dr. elina mattazzi dedicating their careers to fill a vaccination gap. delta rose out of an unvaccinated population in india the beginning of last year, then omicron rose out of an unvaccinated population out of southern africa. mother nature is telling us what s going to happen. as long as we refuse to
The world has produced enough Covid-19 vaccines for every adult, yet some 3 billion people in low-income countries are still waiting for their first dose. Such disparity could lead to an endless cycle of boosters for rich countries and new variants emerging among the unvaccinated in poorer nations.
the second point that one should consider is in case the vaccination is not as protective as it has been for the past variants, then low case numbers really have a clear advantage, because low numbers of omicron buys us time until we have a novel vaccination developed. we did have optimism from the researchers last week who were looking at the booster jabs, certainly here in the uk, these were british scientists at southampton university, who suggested that the boosterjabs were incredibly effective and that gave them optimism for the omicron variant. these are very promising results, however we really have to look into the details of the coming ten days about, so if that helps, it will definitely help now. in germany, we have a very high rate of boosterjabs at the moment, so that would be perfect timing to also prepare for omicron and prevent the severe course of omicron. there is still the vaccination gap,
economies and governments, as long as there is a big vaccination gap between developed countries and less-developed countries, the pandemic will remain a problem throughout the world including in countries where vaccination rates are higher. the w.h.o. has previously called the hoarding stockpiling of vaccines as immoral. and something that is self-defeating. but we see real real-world repercussions would come to our economy. that s what we ll see the bite in a administration focus on going forward. trace: that s a good point, can you extend, were gonna move subjects. the whole idea of the trouble began coming in the south african countries, shouldn t a lot of critics saying we need vaccines, we don t need to be isolated and we don t need these travel bands. we need help from the united states what you make of the travel ban considering you go back to when president trump initiated that there was a lot
economies and governments, as long as there is a big vaccination gap between developed countries and less-developed countries, the pandemic will remain a problem throughout the world including in countries where vaccination rates are higher. the w.h.o. has previously called the hoarding stockpiling of vaccines as immoral. and something that is self-defeating. but we see real real-world repercussions would come to our economy. that s what we ll see the bite in a administration focus on going forward. trace: that s a good point, can you extend, were gonna move subjects. the whole idea of the trouble began coming in the south african countries, shouldn t a lot of critics saying we need vaccines, we don t need to be isolated and we don t need these travel bands. we need help from the united states what you make of the travel ban considering you go back to when president trump initiated that there was a lot