Jabodie
01/07/21 4:17:26 PM
#7:
| "There seems to be significant reduction of the neutralising ability (of antibodies)," he said.
"This is lab work, so how does that translate to patients?
"It doesn't necessarily mean the lab finding will mean infections in those who have been vaccinated.
"We need ongoing studies in countries where we have rolled out vaccination programmes to see if there are breakthrough infections."
Cases in South Africa have surged past 1.1 million, with 90% now due to the new variant.
Research suggests it is 70% more transmissible than previous versions of the virus, but it doesn't appear to cause more serious disease.
Further research is now being carried out to gauge its impact on vaccine effectiveness. Unfortunate --- <insert sig here> ... Copied to Clipboard! |