Vaccines effective against variant found in India, study shows
Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca shots offer protection against strain, Public Health England research shows
23 May 2021 - 20:35
Coronavirus vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca have been shown to work against a variant first identified in India, according to a study by Public Health England (PHE).
Two doses of the Covid-19 vaccines were “highly effective” against the B.1.617.2 strain first detected in India, the agency said in a statement. There was minimal difference with how the inoculations work on a variant detected in Kent, it said...
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