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.
03.06.2021 - 21:37 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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The Indian variant of coronavirus is now dominant in the UK, Public Health England has said.
Experts believe the Covid-19 strain first identified in India, and now referred to as the Delta variant, has overtaken the Kent strain as the most active variant in the UK.
PHE has also said there are early signs that the Indian variant may lead to an increased risk of hospitalisation - but that “more data is
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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