Russia says Sputnik V better against variant found in SA than other vaccines
The antibody response is still poor against this variant, however, the Russian vaccine does better than the others against the variant found in the UK
09 April 2021 - 14:25
Moscow — Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine is less effective against the Covid-19 variant found in SA, but still does better than other vaccines, the lead scientist behind it was quoted as saying on Friday.
With regards to the variant found in SA, “the effectiveness of the antibodies produced by Sputnik V, like all other vaccines against it, declines,” Alexander Gintsburg said in an interview with Russia’s Interfax news agency...
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