Chinese Omicron-specific mRNA Covid vaccine to be trialled in UAE

China's Suzhou Abogen Biosciences Co said its Covid-19 vaccine candidate using the messenger RNA (mRNA) technology and targeting the Omicron variant has obtained clinical trial approval in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

With Friday's announcement, Abogen joins Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna in trialing candidates modified specifically against Omicron, a highly transmissible variant with increased resistance to...