New virus variants could undo the effectiveness of vaccine
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Good news
However, that is not the only news that emerged from the research. Vaccines work but coaxing our immune system to make antibodies to block the virus. Researchers from the Rockefeller University tested blood samples from those who received the vaccine against various mutations. Earlier, scientists had found that these vaccines are 95% effective in the prevention of coronavirus.
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Vicious cycle
Covid has been spreading and becoming more genetically diverse and experts believe the reason is because of the rise of new cases. With every new infection, the coronavirus gets the change to mutate, which then means more cases and deaths.
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Eye of the storm
The vaccines have entered the fray at a crucial time. The way the vaccination is rolled out will determine how much the virus can mutate. Recently Pfizer-BioNTech shares good news about their vaccine and its effectiveness against a variant.
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More work needed
With the latest findings, vaccine producers have not yet commented on the same, but testing is still underway against the variants found in South Africa. If the coronavirus does mutate in a way that the vaccines also need to be altered, it wont be difficult.