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.
17.05.2021 - 14:17 / dailyrecord.co.uk
coronavirus vaccine and restrictions continue to lift as things start to get back to 'normal'. Adults aged 18 and over are now being invited to get their covid jab in some areas of Glasgow amid fears over the so-called Indian variant.
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.
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The Producers Guild of India is launching a wide-scale vaccination drive for its members and associated production crews.
Nicola Sturgeon confirmed the Glasgow City Council area would be the only part of Scotland to remain in Level 3 of coronavirus restrictions. An outbreak of the Indian variant of the virus has led to rising cases in the local authority, with hotspots in the south of the city.
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Glasgow is the only part of Scotland still in level three, and some businesses have criticised the decision to keep it under stricter measures. The new Scottish Health Secretary said ministers wanted to ease restrictions as soon as possible and hoped after this week it would become clear whether case numbers had led to a rise in ICU patients.Yousaf said the “critical question” is whether infections caused by the new Covid variant, so-called Indian variant, lead to more severe disease.
coronavirus vaccinations in Scotland in the coming weeks. The new health secretary said there is chance of "maximising" vaccine rollout, particularly of second doses.
coronavirus variants, experts have said. Health officials have identified a number of variants of concern, including ones first found in India, South Africa, Brazil, India and in the south east of the UK.
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