Africa Business Radio

The head of vaccine manufacturer Moderna warned that existing Covid-19 inoculations will struggle against the fast-spreading Omicron variant as countries ramp up vaccination programmes and impose further restrictions in an effort to curb growing concern. Stephane Bancel, the head of US vaccine manufacturer Moderna, told the Financial Times in an interview that data would be available on the effectiveness of vaccines in the two weeks’ time, but that scientists were pessimistic.