Moderna Vaccine 6x Less Efficient At Neutralizing The South African Covid-19 Variant

 

CNBC: Moderna says it’s working on Covid booster shot for variant in South Africa, says current vaccine provides some protection 

 * Moderna said it’s accelerating work on a Covid-19 booster shot to guard against the recently discovered variant in South Africa. 

 * The company’s researchers said its current coronavirus vaccine appears to work against the two highly transmissible strains found in the U.K. and South Africa, although it looks like it may be less effective against the latter. 

Moderna said Monday it’s accelerating work on a Covid-19 booster shot to guard against the recently discovered variant in South Africa. 

The company’s researchers said its current coronavirus vaccine appears to work against the two highly transmissible strains found in the U.K. and South Africa, although it looks like it may be less effective against the latter. 

The two-dose vaccine produced an antibody response against multiple variants, including B.1.1.7 and B.1.351, which were first identified in the U.K. and South Africa, respectively, according to a Moderna study conducted in collaboration with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. 

The study has not yet been peer reviewed. 

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WNU Editor: A third shot now in the works? This is not inspiring much confidence in the effectiveness of the vaccine. 

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