Untested Bivalent COVID Jab Being Rolled Out

Officials in the UK have given Moderna the green light to roll out its new bivalent - or double COVID - vax, just in time for their autumn booster program.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• August 15, 2022, the U.K. became the first country to approve Moderna’s new bivalent COVID booster — Spikevax bivalent — which contains mRNA that codes for the original Wuhan strain spike protein and the Omicron BA.1 subvariant

• The approval of the new booster comes on the heels of complaints about lack of demand for the shots. Moderna re…