The results from an in vitro study conducted by the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) and Pfizer shows the antibodies from people who have received the Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine effectively neutralize SARS-CoV-2 with a key mutation that is also found in two highly transmissible strains.
This study’s findings, published on January 7, 2021, are crucial as rapidly spreading variants of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus have been reported in various countries, including the United Kingdom and the USA.
COVID-19 Vaccine Elicits Antibodies that Neutralize SARS-CoV-2 with Mutations
COVID-19 Vaccine Elicits Antibodies that Neutralize Coronavirus Mutations
The results from an in vitro study conducted by the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) and Pfizer shows the antibodies from people who have received the Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine effectively neutralize SARS-CoV-2 with a key mutation that is also found in two highly transmissible strains.
This study’s findings, published on January 7, 2021, are crucial as rapidly spreading variants of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus have been reported in various countries, including the United Kingdom and the USA.
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Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Here is what the editors at Physician’s Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of Jan. 4 to 8, 2021. This …
Biden Says He Will Release All Vaccine Doses After Taking Office
The potentially risky move is meant to boost a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination program that has gotten off to a slow start
Vaccine Rollout Slows as Many Health Care Workers Balk at Shots
In nursing homes and to some degree in hospitals, employees are refusing shots, expressing fears of side effects
Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Protection May Last Years, Company Claims
CDC recommends people who have already had the virus also receive the vaccine as reinfection is possible
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