As a rising junior at Stony Brook University, Claire is actively involved in the community. She is also President of the Asian Students Alliance. She works to process and deliver PPE requests. She also manages the Makers’ email account and shares resources with past requestors.

The mission of MAKER’S AGAINST COVID19 is to help combat this pandemic. The organization is dedicated to supporting the efforts of healthcare workers in battling this disease. Through its newsletter, the organization informs the public about the pandemic and how they can help.

The first generation of COVID-19 vaccines have been showing strong performance against the Delta variant and other known variants. This has led to the pharmaceutical industry pivoting its efforts in the fight against COVID-19. Vaccine makers are testing higher doses of their boosters and designing new ones that anticipate strain mutations. Some manufacturers are also working to develop omicron-specific boosters.

The Food and Drug Administration is advising vaccine makers to re-formulate the Covid-19 vaccine so that it provides broader protection against the ever-changing coronavirus. A new version of the vaccine will contain a spike protein called omicron-Ba.4/5 that can be added to existing vaccines. The new vaccine is expected to be available in early to mid-fall 2022.