Foreign news agencies reported, citing new information released on Friday (February 5) that the vaccine against COVID-19. Developed by the company AstraZeneca And the University of Oxford that Effective in preventing COVID-19 New species found in England At the same level as protection against the original strain
The new virus called B.1.1.7 has an unusually large number of mutations. And spread the infection quickly There is also evidence that The new virus may kill more infected people than the original strain.
Andrew Pollard, Oxford’s chief investigator of the vaccine trial, said data from the ChAdOx1 vaccine trial in the UK indicated that Vaccines not only prevent COVID-19 Original breed But still able to protect against B.1.1.7, which is the COVID-19 virus A new strain that has boosted the UK’s infection peak from the end of 2020
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