Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine may neutralize Brazil variant, lab study
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/03/09/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/
Why Pfizer thinks a booster of its Covid vaccine might work against new variants
https://www.statnews.com/2021/02/25/is-more-simply-better-why-pfizer-thinks-a-booster-of-its-covid-vaccine-might-work-against-new-variants/
how well COVID-19 vaccines work against the 3 most worrisome coronavirus variants
https://www.businessinsider.com/covid-19-vaccines-efficacy-variants-south-africa-uk-brazil-2021-3
Once a slew of mutations makes a particular strain better at infecting people, deadlier, or more able to evade the antibodies generated from a vaccination or a previous infection, geneticists label it a variant of concern.
There are three of these: B.1.1.7, the variant initially spotted in the UK in September; P.1, which was discovered in December; and B.1.351, which was detected in samples from South Africa dating back to October.
COVID-19 vaccine efficacy against variants
ORIGINAL VIRUS | B.1.1.7 | B.1.351 | P.1 | |
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