have a big drop in neutralizing antibodies against the delta variant. again, there could still be good levels of protective immunity but concerning the levels of virus neutralizing antibody drops and similar looks to me similar to the drop seen against the b 1351 variant from south africa, which by the way still protected although at lower levels. so the question is going to be based on this would you do anything or whether you would wait for an actual efficacy data and under a real life situation and then what would you do? would you recommend a second immunization with the j&j vaccine or a booster with one of the mnra vaccines? back earlier on when we talked about the j&j vaccine, i ve always thought it would be a two dose vaccine based on the good levels of neutralizing antibody you get with two doses. let me ask you when we talk about the real world. delta is surging and surging
president biden celebrating what we saw with our own eyes this past weekend. the progress against covid-19 allows for july 4th and other summer traditions to go almost back to normal. the administration fell short of the independence day goal of getting 77% of americans partially vaccinated an an increase in the coronavirus case count is linked where the vaccination rate is lagging. if you look at the case count, you see the line down here. when you remember in the winter you think wow, this is enormous progress. however, on june 21st, the average was 1 1,351 new infections. now 13,000 infections. that might not seem like a giant number, but cases are up more than 15%.
africa has no therapies, and we are left to ourselves simply because we really did not do our homework, or also we have not been given the opportunity to contribute. all right, i ll come to that in a moment, but you re tracking covid variants in africa. what are the chances of new mutations in africa? the chances of new mutations in africa are very high. as long as there s transmission occurring anywhere in the world, there is a possibility of recombination that is that possibility of emergence of new variants. and as such, you know, it s very important and very critical that we basically vaccinate everybody across the world to avoid transmission and avoid the emergence of new variants. we ve seen the new variant of the b1317 emerging in south africa, very early on. now, we have the delta variant in many countries in africa. the combination of the b1351
occurring anywhere in the world, there is a possibility of recombination that is that possibility of emergence of new variants. and as such, you know, it s very important and very critical that we basically vaccinate everybody across the world to avoid transmission and avoid the emergence of new variants. we ve seen the new variant of the b1317 emerging in south africa, where we were earlier on. now, we have the delta variant in many countries in africa. the combination of the b1351 and the delta variant could be a very explosive cocktail that may undermine the development of all of this vaccine that we have introduced. so it s very urgent and we should work very fast. ok, so how are you seeing it, then, at the moment? are you worried that we haven t seen the worst yet in africa, or are you of the view that, although obviously you re very concerned, the fact of the matter is we ve only seen 5.5 million cases
or also we have not been given the opportunity to contribute. all right, i ll come to that in a moment, but you re tracking covid variants in africa. what are the chances of new mutations in africa? the chances of new mutations in africa are very high. as long as there s transmission occurring anywhere in the world, there is a possibility of recombination that is that possibility of emergence of new variants. and as such, you know, it s very important and very critical that we basically vaccinate everybody across the world to avoid transmission and avoid the emergence of new variants. we ve seen the new variant of the b1317 emerging in south africa, where we were earlier on. now, we have the delta variant in many countries in africa. the combination of the b1351 and the delta variant could be a very explosive cocktail that may undermine the development