EYECARE: Coronavirus BRIEFING: Crisis Response Tactics New Moderna Vaccine to Work Against Recent COVID Variant By Staff Thursday, September 7, 2023 7:59 AM Moderna says its upcoming COVID-19 vaccine should work against the BA.2.86 variant that has caused worry about a possible surge in cases.“The company said its shot generated an 8.7-fold increase in neutralizing antibodies in humans against BA.2.86, which is being tracked by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),” Reuters reported.“We think this is news people will want to hear as they prepare to go out and get their fall boosters,” Jacqueline Miller, Moderna head of infectious diseases, told the news agency. Head over to WebMD to read the full story.