Jan 11 (Reuters) -

* WHO ENCOURAGES COVID-19 VACCINE MANUFACTURERS TO GENERATE AND PROVIDE DATA ON PERFORMANCE OF CURRENT, OMICRON-SPECIFIC COVID-19 VACCINES - STATEMENT

* WHO SAYS VACCINE MANUFACTURERS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE SUCH DATA FOR ANY NOVEL, BROADLY REACTIVE SARS-COV-2 VACCINES THAT ARE DEVELOPED

* WHO SAYS ADVISORY GROUP WILL CONTINUE TO ASSESS EVIDENCE ON PREDOMINANT CIRCULATING VARIANT WITH RESPECT TO PROPERTIES OF SPREAD/TRANSMISSIBILITY Further company coverage: