Covid-19 vaccines developed by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech significantly appear less effective against the Covid variant that first emerged in South Africa, finds a new study.
Moderna, Pfizer less effective against S. Africa Covid variant, claims study
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New York, March 9 : Covid-19 vaccines developed by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech significantly appear less effective against the Covid variant that first emerged in South Africa, finds a new study.
The study, published in the journal Nature, indicated that the percentage of protective antibodies that neutralised the variant B.1.351 was 12.4 times lower for Moderna s Covid-19 shot, while Pfizer s vaccine was found to be 10.3 times lower.
According to the researchers, including Manoj S Nair from Columbia University Irving Medical Center in the US, multiple vaccine constructs have shown promise, including two with 95 per cent protective efficacy against Covid-19. However, these interventions were directed toward the initial SARS-CoV-2 that emer
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