BioNTech: watchdogs’ requirements may defer planned launch of Omicron shot
BioNTech: watchdogs’ requirements may defer planned launch of Omicron shot
January 25, 2022; 8:39 AM EST
FRANKFURT, Jan 25 (Reuters) – BioNTech (22UAy.DE) said it and partner Pfizer (PFE.N) may not be able to stick with their plan to launch an Omicron-targeting vaccine by the end of March, depending on how much clinical trial data regulators will require.
Vials labelled “VACCINE Coronavirus COVID-19” and a syringe are seen in front of a displayed Biontech logo in this illustration taken December 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
“Regulatory requirements are currently under discussion with the relevant authorities. Inclusion of clinical trial data in the regulatory filings may have an impact on the delivery of initial batches, currently expected to be ready by end of March,” a spokesperson told Reuters on Tuesday.
Pfizer and BioNTech said earlier they started a clinical trial to test a new version of their vaccine specifically designed to target the COVID-19 Omicron variant, which has eluded some of the protection provided by the original two-dose vaccine regimen. read more
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