Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine works against virus variants in lab

ReutersPublished: Jan 9, 2021 9:31 AM

The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for Covid-19, the illness caused by the virus.

Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine protects against virus variants

The Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE appears to protect against highly transmissible new variants of the coronavirus discovered in Britain and South Africa, a laboratory study suggests.

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