Delta strain eight times less sensitive to vaccine antibodies
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Last Updated: Jul 06, 2021, 10:14 AM IST
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The study found that the Delta variant not only dominated vaccine-breakthrough infections with higher viral loads compared with non-Delta infections (Ct value of 16.5 versus 19), but also generated greater transmission among the fully vaccinated HCWs.
Reuters
"This is an eye-opener to the fully vaccinated people that you cannot lower your guard in the name of vaccination." Dr Chand Wattal, chairperson, Institute of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, SGRH, said.
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on Jul 05, 2021)The Delta variant of coronavirus is eight times less sensitive to antibodies generated by vaccines compared with the original strain that came from China’s Wuhan, revealed a new study.