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Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Proven ‘Less Effective’ Against South African Virus

Jenna Delport - February 18, 2021

A lab study by Pfizer and BioNTech has shown that its COVID-19 vaccine has proven 'less effective' against the South African variant by producing "lower levels of neutralizing antibodies". According to Bloomberg, the results are "part of tests of its...

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AstraZeneca Vaccine Only ‘Minimally Effective’ Against South African COVID-19 Variant, says Researchers

Jenna Delport - February 8, 2021

The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has proven 'minimally effective' against the South African variant, according to the Wits Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics (VIDA) research unit. So far, South Africa has received one million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine. In an official...

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