New study on NY B.1.526 variant warns possible reduced vaccine effectiveness:
“Pseudovirus containing spike gene mutations associated with B.1.526 was SIGNIFICANTLY MORE RESISTATANT TO NEUTRALIZATION by either convalescent or vaccinee plasma.”
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biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
“Pseudovirus containing spike gene mutations associated with B.1.526 was SIGNIFICANTLY MORE RESISTATANT TO NEUTRALIZATION by either convalescent or vaccinee plasma.”
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biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
“…high frequencies of SARS-CoV-2 variants has potential impacts on selection of appropriate antibody therapeutics and vaccination strategies.”
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Contrast @NYTimes article citing it:
"Vaccines Are Effective Against the New York Variant, Studies Find
"The research adds to a growing number of findings suggesting the Pfizer and Moderna shots are protective against the variants identified so far.
nytimes.com/2021/04/22/hea…
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"Vaccines Are Effective Against the New York Variant, Studies Find
"The research adds to a growing number of findings suggesting the Pfizer and Moderna shots are protective against the variants identified so far.
nytimes.com/2021/04/22/hea…
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The scientific article says the opposite of the
@nytimes piece that cites it.
A reasonable confusion is that the reduction in binding the scientific article finds is not enough to undermine the vaccine entirely. But that is not the story. Effectiveness may very well suffer.
@nytimes piece that cites it.
A reasonable confusion is that the reduction in binding the scientific article finds is not enough to undermine the vaccine entirely. But that is not the story. Effectiveness may very well suffer.
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