Jul 06, 2021, 06:29 AM IST
New Delhi: A new study has claimed that the Delta variant of COVID-19 is eight times less sensitive to coronavirus vaccine antibodies as compared to the original strain that was first reported in China s Wuhan.
The study titled Sars-Cov-2 B.1.617.2 Delta Variant Emergence and Vaccine Breakthrough: Collaborative Study , was conducted on more than 100 healthcare workers (HCWs) at three centres across India including Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) in Delhi. The collaborative study from India was conducted along with scientists from the Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease. It, however, is yet to be peer-reviewed.
It stated that the B.1.617.2 Delta variant, first found in India, not only dominates vaccine-breakthrough infections with higher respiratory viral loads compared to non-Delta infections but also generates greater transmission among the fully vaccinated healthcare workers.
Delta 8 times less sensitive to vaccine antibodies
Study among hospital staff, including those from Sir Ganga Ram, says inoculated people should not lower their guard
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The new study says severe disease in fully vaccinated HCWs is rare but breakthrough infection is a concern and Covid-control measures need to continue By Express News Service
NEW DELHI: The Delta variant of novel coronavirus is eight times less sensitive to antibodies generated by vaccines as compared to the original strain that came from China’s Wuhan, according to a new study.The study, which was conducted on more than 100 healthcare workers (HCWs) at three centres in India including Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH), found that the B.1.617.2 Delta variant not only dominates vaccine-breakthrough infections with higher respiratory viral loads compared to non-Delta infections but also generates greater transmission among the fully vaccinated HCWs. The collaborative study, “Sar
Delta strain eight times less sensitive to vaccine antibodies
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The study found that the Delta variant not only dominated vaccine-breakthrough infections with higher viral loads compared with non-Delta infections (Ct value of 16.5 versus 19), but also generated greater transmission among the fully vaccinated HCWs.
Reuters This is an eye-opener to the fully vaccinated people that you cannot lower your guard in the name of vaccination. Dr Chand Wattal, chairperson, Institute of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, SGRH, said.
(This story originally appeared in on Jul 05, 2021)The Delta variant of coronavirus is eight times less sensitive to antibodies generated by vaccines compared with the original strain that came from China’s Wuhan, revealed a new study.
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