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9.48am.: Stiko – The effect of the corona mutation vaccine will be clarified soon
In a week or two, reliable data should be available on whether the vaccine currently distributed in Germany is also effective against the coronavirus mutation that has emerged in Great Britain. “Based on the data available so far, it appears that the vaccine should still work,” said Thomas Mertens, chairman of the Standing Commission on Vaccination (Stiko) at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), on Monday at the ZDF “Morgenmagazin”. Investigations are still needed and are currently being carried out by Biontech, the manufacturer of the vaccine, among others. “We think and hope to have the results in a week or two, so we can say for sure how it works,” Mertens said.
A new variant of the coronavirus recently appeared in Britain, which may be significantly more contagious than the previously known form. Most EU countries then decided to heavily restrict travel to and from Britain temporarily.
