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Study of Aggressive Covid-19 Strain in Brazil Suggests Limits of China Vaccine
As P.1 variant spreads, concerns arise over how effective existing vaccines might be against new strains of the coronavirus
March 6, 2021 3:41 pm ET
S?O PAULO—As an aggressive coronavirus strain from the Amazon ravages Brazil, a preliminary study has provided the first evidence that the country’s principal vaccine, China’s CoronaVac, might not be as effective against it.
The small-scale study, which has yet to be peer-reviewed, comes as doctors warn of a humanitarian catastrophe in Brazil over coming weeks, with surging deaths as the disease overwhelms hospitals across the country.
Researchers from Brazil, the U.K., and the U.S., found that plasma from eight people vaccinated five months ago with CoronaVac “failed to efficiently neutralize” the new Amazonian strain, called P.1. The study didn’t show if CoronaVac can still stop people getting sick from the variant, one of the main goals of vaccination campaigns.
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/study-...-suggests-limits-of-china-vaccine-11615063295
As P.1 variant spreads, concerns arise over how effective existing vaccines might be against new strains of the coronavirus
March 6, 2021 3:41 pm ET
S?O PAULO—As an aggressive coronavirus strain from the Amazon ravages Brazil, a preliminary study has provided the first evidence that the country’s principal vaccine, China’s CoronaVac, might not be as effective against it.
The small-scale study, which has yet to be peer-reviewed, comes as doctors warn of a humanitarian catastrophe in Brazil over coming weeks, with surging deaths as the disease overwhelms hospitals across the country.
Researchers from Brazil, the U.K., and the U.S., found that plasma from eight people vaccinated five months ago with CoronaVac “failed to efficiently neutralize” the new Amazonian strain, called P.1. The study didn’t show if CoronaVac can still stop people getting sick from the variant, one of the main goals of vaccination campaigns.
more..
https://www.wsj.com/articles/study-...-suggests-limits-of-china-vaccine-11615063295