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Vaccine "Neutralises" Key Mutation In UK, South Africa Virus Strains: BioNTech

Tests have shown that antibodies from people who have received the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine effectively neutralise a key mutation found in two highly transmissible strains," BioNTech said.

Vaccine 'Neutralises' Key Mutation In UK, South Africa Virus Strains: BioNTech

Tests show vaccine works against two highly transmissible strains, BioNTech said (Representational)

Berlin, Germany:

German company BioNTech said Friday a preliminary study shows that its vaccine works against the key mutation in coronavirus variants uncovered in Britain and South Africa which experts have said is more contagious than the original Covid-19 strain.

Tests carried out have shown that "antibodies from people who have received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine effectively neutralise SARS-CoV-2 with a key mutation that is also found in two highly transmissible strains," said the German company of the vaccine it developed with US group Pfizer.

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