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US-developed Pfizer & Moderna vaccines produce THREE TIMES LESS antibodies against South African strain of Covid-19 – lab studies

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Vaccines developed by US companies Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna are producing fewer antibodies against the coronavirus mutation that has emerged in South Africa, according to studies reported in the New England Journal of Medicine. … Read More >US-developed Pfizer & Moderna vaccines produce THREE TIMES LESS antibodies against South African strain of Covid-19 – lab studies

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Germany’s vaccination program to pick up pace but contagious UK variant now accounts for 22% of cases, health minister warns

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Germany’s health minister has said the country will receive a further 3.2 million Covid-19 vaccines before the end of the month, allowing the health service to speed up inoculations amid the concerning spread of the UK variant. … Read More >Germany’s vaccination program to pick up pace but contagious UK variant now accounts for 22% of cases, health minister warns

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South Africans being infected with Covid-19 variant AGAIN after recovering from virus – WHO chief scientist

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Some people in South Africa have been re-infected with variants of Covid-19 after they had already recovered from the virus, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) chief scientist, Soumya Swaminathan, said on Friday. … Read More >South Africans being infected with Covid-19 variant AGAIN after recovering from virus – WHO chief scientist

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14 German care home residents test positive for UK Covid-19 strain after getting 2nd Pfizer jab

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More than a dozen elderly care home residents in north-western Germany have been infected with the UK coronavirus strain around a week after receiving the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine, local authorities have said. … Read More >14 German care home residents test positive for UK Covid-19 strain after getting 2nd Pfizer jab

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South Africa SUSPENDS AstraZeneca vaccine rollout after study shows its ‘limited efficacy’ against local variant

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South Africa is putting on hold the rollout of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, after disappointing study results suggested the jab offers significantly less protection against the locally prevalent variant of Covid-19. … Read More >South Africa SUSPENDS AstraZeneca vaccine rollout after study shows its ‘limited efficacy’ against local variant

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Australian health minister says AstraZeneca vaccine still up to ‘fundamental task’ after South Africa halts rollout

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Australia’s health minister rushed to reassure citizens about the safety and efficacy of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, after a preliminary study in South Africa showed poor results against a local strain. … Read More >Australian health minister says AstraZeneca vaccine still up to ‘fundamental task’ after South Africa halts rollout