Pfizer vaccine appears effective against new Covid-19 strain in UK: Report
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. Updated: 08 Jan 2021, 09:34 AM IST Agencies
A study conducted by the US drugmaker indicated the Covid-19 vaccine was effective in neutralising the killer virus with the so-called N501Y mutation of the spike protein
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US pharma giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech s Covid-19 vaccine appears to work against a key mutation in the highly transmissible new strain of coronavirus detected in Britain and South Africa.
The not-yet peer-reviewed laboratory study conducted by Pfizer and scientists from the University of Texas Medical Branch indicated the Covid-19 vaccine was effective in neutralising the killer virus with the so-called N501Y mutation of the spike protein.
Pfizer and BioNTech to offer COVID-19 vaccine to volunteers who got placebo by March this year - Trial participants who received the placebo will have two doses of the investigational vaccine reserved for them within the study, the companies said.
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(Bloomberg) India will make vaccines free nationwide, Thailand’s capital will close entertainment venues and Hong Kong plans to roll out inoculations in February as authorities in Asia try to suppress recent outbreaks.
Sydney has mandated masks in many indoor settings as the pandemic shows no signs of slowing down in 2021. Tokyo’s governor is urging Japan to declare a state of emergency while Turkey, China and Brazil became the latest nations to report infections of the new, highly transmissible virus strain.
The U.S. surpassed 20 million Covid-19 cases, a year after a mysterious pathogen first revealed itself in Wuhan, China. Vaccines remained the best hope for 2021 with the World Health Organization issuing an emergency-use designation for Pfizer Inc.’s shot.
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