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FDA says updated COVID-19 Omicron boosters won’t require new clinical trials
The agency will use data from previous trials to assess vaccines targeting the BA.4 and BA.5 variants.
FDA asks COVID-19 vaccine makers to update boosters to target new Omicron variants
The BA.4 and BA.5 strains now account for over half of infections in the US, according to the CDC.
E3 will be online-only again this year
The ESA cited concerns over 'COVID-19 and its potential impact on the safety of exhibitors and attendees.'
Apple reinstates mask requirements across all US stores
Amid a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the US, Apple will now require all customers to wear a mask when they visit its stores across the country.
Seen@Gamescom: Indies are pregnant with creative solutions
"That's not what I thought you meant when you said this project was your 'baby.'" This and dozens of other "pregnant game developer" jokes crossed our mind as we stopped to watch someone play a video game strapped to some guy's chest on the Gamescom business floor today. The man with the laptop-controller-drink-holder attached to his torso is Freek Timmers, game designer at Gray Lake Studios. The game he's lugging around the convention center is Omicron, a puzzle game built in a microbial world, in development for Windows, Mac and tablets. And stomachs, apparently.