© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The logo of French-Austrian biotech firm Valneva is seen outside their headquarters in Vienna, Austria, December 16, 2021. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
PARIS (Reuters) – Shares in biotech company Valneva fell again on Wednesday, declining for the seventh day in a row due to a growing belief amongst investors that the COVID-19 Omicron variant might lessen the need for mass vaccination.
At 0945 GMT, Valneva shares were down 3% at 17.10 euros, meaning the stock has now lost close to 40% since its Dec. 27 close of 26.38 euros.
It did gain more than 200% a year in 2021 and 2020 as Valneva’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate came increasingly closer to approval. It is still awaiting a green light for its shot in the European Union and Britain.
“The decline of the share price seems to be mostly driven by retail investors who think that there will be no need of a new vaccination campaign after the Omicron wave”, a Paris-based analyst said.
Companies whose COVID-19 vaccines have already been approved have also seen their shares dip since the start of the year, with Pfizer (NYSE:) losing 7.65% over the last two days and Moderna (NASDAQ:) down 8.2%.
Initial data in various countries seem to suggest that Omicron — the most contagious of all the COVID variants to date with new cases at record levels in many countries — is less likely to send infected people to hospital.
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