Pfizer vaccine have fewer antibodies to variant of Covid first discovered in India, new research suggests. A study from the Francis Crick Institute found that older people are most at risk with levels of antibodies getting lower with increasing age.
20.05.2021 - 21:53 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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Bury's coronavirus infection rate has risen sharply, prompting concern from local health bosses about an increase in cases of the B.1.617.2 variant.
This new strain of Covid - often called the Indian variant - is believed to be more transmissible than previous versions of the virus and is likely to be behind a sudden increase in new cases.
The infection rate in Bury has increased by 150 percent in
Pfizer vaccine have fewer antibodies to variant of Covid first discovered in India, new research suggests. A study from the Francis Crick Institute found that older people are most at risk with levels of antibodies getting lower with increasing age.
St Andrew's House in Edinburgh earlier today the First Minister said the situation is giving cause for concern but that vaccines are providing hope. The number of people testing positive for the covid-19 has tripled in the last month with 992 new cases identified in the last 24-hour period.
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Covid Recovery said there were "encouraging signs" that the virus was under control across the country. Speaking on the BBC 's Good Morning Scotland show, the SNP MSP revealed the vaccine is working against the strains currently in circulation.
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