UK Takes World’s First Step Toward Omicron-Tailored Shot (1)

The UK has granted the world’s first approval for a Covid-19 vaccine targeting a variant in a bid to sharpen its response to an evolving coronavirus.

The country’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency cleared Moderna Inc.’s bivalent mRNA booster vaccine for adults, according to a statement Monday, in a move paving the way for it to potentially form part of Britain’s autumn booster campaign.

Moderna’s bivalent shot targets two strains - half of the dose works against the original version of the coronavirus, while the other half protects against BA.1, an early version of the omicron variant that fueled ...