** Shares of Vaxxinity Inc VAXX.O rise 2.3% to $4.1
** Co begins dosing participants in late-stage trial of its
next-generation COVID-19 booster candidate urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nGNX5q3XkS
** Study is evaluating potential for UB-612 to boost
immunity against COVID-19 in people who have been fully
vaccinated with an mRNA, adenovirus vector, or inactivated virus
COVID-19 vaccine
** Top-line study data expected in H2 2022; if successful,
this study may support conditional approval of UB-612
** VAXX down ~27% YTD
(Reporting by Mrinalika Roy in Bengaluru)
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