Companies that develop the Corona vaccine together Pfizer, BioNTech, said the vaccine he made was effective against the new Corona from India B1617. They believe this because the Corona vaccine has proven effective against the COVID-19 variant from South Africa (South Africa).
“So far, we have had the opportunity to test our vaccine against more than 30 variants of the virus. So far it has been shown to be effective against mutations,” Sahin said in a statement quoted by Global News, Friday (21/5/2021).
BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin said in a scientific paper that the antibodies generated by the vaccine were able to neutralize the Indian variant. In experiments with the South African variant, the Pfizer vaccine it effectively provides up to 75 percent protection.
“We expect (our vaccine) to protect from infection 70 percent to 75 percent,” he continued.
The COVID-19 variant called B1617 was first detected in India and has spread to many countries, one of which is Indonesia. According to WHO, this variant has spread to at least 26 countries.
Varian COVID-19 India it is called more dangerous because it consists of two mutations. This is what makes it thought that it is more contagious.
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