- Emory scientists studied a new COVID vaccine.
- They tested 24 people who got the 2023–24 shot.
- The vaccine targets the Omicron XBB.1.5 variant.
- Scientists measured different antibodies in blood.
- Many antibodies stayed more than 16 months.
- People made antibodies that see two virus types.
- The 2023–24 shot had one spike protein.
- Earlier shots used two spike proteins.
- Updated vaccines can help older and sick people.
Difficult words
- scientists — a person who studies science and does research
- vaccine — a medicine that helps the body fight a virus
- variant — a different form of the same virus
- antibodies — a protein in blood that fights a virus
- measured — to find the amount or size of something
- spike protein — a part of the virus used to enter cellsspike proteins
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