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A new immune response study shows that the Pfizer and Biontech vaccines are effective against new variants of the coronavirus that have been found in Kent and South Africa.
Sofia, Bulgaria
February 13, 2021, 14:55
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The vaccine protects against severe transmission of the disease, regardless of the strain. This was stated to “Telegraph” by Professor Todor Kantardzhiev of the National Operational Headquarters. This is also true for the South African mutation.
In our country there is still no proven case of this strain, said the specialist,
The professor explained that sequencing is taking place in both British and South African countries.
A new immune response study shows that the Pfizer and Biontech vaccines are effective against new variants of the coronavirus that have been found in Kent and South Africa.
Oxford University professor of virology William James and his colleagues used blood samples from people who had recovered from the coronavirus, as well as from healthcare workers who had received a dose or two of the Pfizer vaccine. People who have received both doses of the drug have a strong response to immune T cells, which prevent disease.
966 are the new confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country during the last 24 hours, according to data from the Unified Information Portal. This is 8.6 percent of the 11,164 tests performed, and this indicator shows a daily decrease.
However, the number of hospital admissions has risen to more than 3,300, 304 in intensive care units.
There were 33 deaths from coronavirus per day and 522 people were reported to have been cured.
More than 3,500 were vaccinated on Friday. At least one dose of immunization against coronavirus was administered in our country to 74,694 people.
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