Now Drug Chiefs Admit: Omicron Is ‘Not Going to Be Good’

Moderna's CEO and monoclonal treatment maker Regeneron are saying out loud what scientists fear: Our existing COVID arsenal looks to be far less effective against the super-mutant.

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