it s been just two weeks since we found out about the 0micron variant of covid 19. and you might remember there were fears that it would reduce vaccine protection. well, some positive news on that front. a third dose of the pfizer/biontech vaccine appears to successfuly neutralize the 0micron variant, according to the company s own lab tests. pfizer says getting a third dose increased antibodies against 0micron by a factor of 25. and if needed, the company says it can deliver a vaccine specifically for the 0micron strain by march next year. biontech are the company that developed pfizer s vaccine. here s biontech s head announcing the findings earlier. based on the levels we have observed in these preliminary studies, we expect significant protection against any type of covid 19 mediated by 0micron in individuals who have received the third vaccine.