Germany: Pfizer / BioNTech study new coronavirus variant, results ‘in two weeks at the latest’

The German pharmaceutical laboratory BioNTech, which works with Pfizer, expects “in two weeks at the latest” the first results of research that will determine whether the new variant found in South Africa is capable of escaping the protection provided by vaccines. , said his spokesman.

“We immediately started investigations into variant B.1.1.529” which “is clearly different from the already known variants because it shows additional mutations in the spike protein”, characteristic of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the spokeswoman explained to AFP.

“Pfizer and BioNTech have been ready for several months to adjust their vaccine in less than six weeks and deliver the first doses in 100 days,” if a variation proves durable.

Source: AMPE

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