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Early studies suggest Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is effective against South African strain

BioPharma Reporter

In vitro studies found the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine elicits antibodies against both the UK and South African virus strains.

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Pfizer/BioNTech Begin Studies for Third Booster Dose and Development of COVID-19 Vaccine Variants

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(NYSE: PFE ) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX ) have announced that they are beginning a trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a third booster dose for their COVID-19 vaccine (BNT162b2), as well as new vaccine variants. Related: Could Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 Vaccine be Stored at Standard Freezer Temperatures?

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Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Effective Against New Variants

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COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna announced this week that results from a study show that the shot is effective against some of the new circulating variants of SARS-CoV-2. In a news release from Moderna, the company reported that the administration of its COVID-19 vaccine induced antibody titers against both variants.

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A protein-based COVID-19 vaccine that mimics the shape of the virus

The Pharma Data

Even as several safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines are being administered to people worldwide, scientists are still hard at work developing different vaccine strategies that could provide even stronger or longer-lasting immunity against SARS-CoV-2 and its variants.

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Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Results: Stellar, Long-Ranging Efficacies in Children and Against Variants

XTalks

Pfizer released new COVID-19 vaccine trial results this week from its ongoing clinical studies, which include data showing that its COVID-19 mRNA vaccine is 100 percent effective in children between the ages of 12 and 15 and has a 91 percent efficacy against variants with protection lasting at least six months.

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Researchers Discover Genetic Errors and Rogue Antibodies in Cases of Severe COVID-19 Infection

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The research shows that the activity of the immune messenger type 1 interferon (IFN) protein is diminished, either by genetic mutations or an autoimmune attack by neutralizing antibodies against it, in a subset of COVID-19 patients. Related: Low T Cell Counts Observed in COVID-19 Patients. Mutational Errors in COVID-19 Patients.

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New method identifies antibody-like proteins with diagnostic and therapeutic potential for SARS-CoV-2

Scienmag

Antibody-like proteins that capture and neutralize SARS-CoV-2 Scientists have used a new high-speed, in vitro selection method to isolate 9 antibody-like proteins (ALPs) that bind to the SARS-CoV-2 virus – 4 of which also exhibited neutralizing activity – within 4 days, according to a new study.

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