Trading Concept
  • Home
  • Trading News
  • Email Whitelisting
  • Privacy Policy
  • Home
  • Trading News
  • Email Whitelisting
  • Privacy Policy
No Result
View All Result
Trading Concept
No Result
View All Result
Home Trading News

Pfizer and BioNTech investigate Covid variant, as J&J tests vaccine against mutated virus

by
November 26, 2021
in Trading News
0
0
SHARES
2
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

RELATED POSTS

Air New Zealand to ask passengers to weigh themselves before boarding international flights

Opposition grows to debt ceiling deal measure that would end student loan payment pause

A vial of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine.

Getty Images

Pfizer and BioNTech are investigating the new, heavily mutated variant of the virus that causes Covid-19, the companies said Friday morning.

“We understand the concern of experts and have immediately initiated investigations on variant B.1.1.529,” the companies said.

Pfizer and BioNTech said they expect more data from lab tests in two weeks at the latest.

“These data will provide more information about whether B.1.1.529 could be an escape variant that may require an adjustment of our vaccine if the variant spreads globally,” the companies said.

Pfizer and BioNTech said they can adapt their mRNA vaccine within six weeks and start shipping batches within 100 days if an escape variant is identified.

Johnson & Johnson on Friday said they were already testing their vaccine against the new variant.

“We are closely monitoring newly emerging COVID-19 virus strains with variations in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and are already testing the effectiveness of our vaccine against the new and rapidly spreading variant first detected in southern Africa,” J&J said.

The variant, which emerged in South Africa, has about 50 mutations, more than 30 of which are on the spike protein that allows the virus to bind to human cells. The spread of the new variant is still in its early stages, and it’s not yet clear how severe an infection would be to a vaccinated person.

Several European and Asian nations have suspended flights from southern Africa in response to the variant. The United Kingdom suspended flights on Thursday from six countries in the region, and the European Commission – the European Union’s executive body – told all 27 member states to halt travel from southern Africa.

White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci on Friday said the U.S. is working with South African scientists to obtain the molecular makeup of the variant so lab tests can be conducted. Those tests would help determine whether or not the variant can evade antibody protection provided by the vaccines.

Fauci said that data would help determine whether or not the U.S. should implement similar travel restrictions.

The strength of Pfizer-BioNTech’s two-dose vaccine against infection has declined over time, although it’s still highly effective at preventing hospitalization and death. A study published in journal Science this month found that the vaccine’s efficacy declined from 86% to 43% from February to October.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention authorized booster shots of Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine for all adults last Friday. The booster dose was 95% effective at preventing symptomatic infection in people who had no evidence of prior infection in a clinical trial of 10,000 participants ages 16 and older.

ShareTweetPin

Related Posts

Air New Zealand to ask passengers to weigh themselves before boarding international flights

by
May 31, 2023
0

In this article AIR-NZ Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An Air New Zealand airplane waits for passengers at Wellington...

Opposition grows to debt ceiling deal measure that would end student loan payment pause

by
May 31, 2023
0

US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, arrives to the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, May...

This under-the-radar real estate stock could be a winner of the A.I. boom

by
May 31, 2023
0

The boom in artificial intelligence should create a big winner in one of the economic areas investors are most worried...

MLB will broadcast San Diego Padres games after Diamond Sports stops payments

by
May 31, 2023
0

Daniel Camarena of the San Diego Padres hits a grand slam during the fourth inning of a baseball game against...

Advance Auto Parts shares plummet 30% after dismal results, cuts to outlook and dividend

by
May 31, 2023
0

In this article AAP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Customer vehicles sit parked outside an Advance Auto Parts automotive...

Next Post

Suze Orman's 5 moves to keep you out of the poorhouse in retirement

Warren Buffett recently sold these top dividend stocks, but he could be dead wrong about them — here's why they're still worth buying

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

email

Get the daily email about stock.

Please Enter Your Email Address:



By opting in you agree to our Privacy Policy. You also agree to receive emails from us and our affiliates. Remember that you can opt-out any time, we hate spam too!

MOST VIEWED

  • WHO says Covid vaccine booster programs will prolong pandemic

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Forget Tesla — this auto stock is the one to buy right now, analyst says

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Spin or Split? AT&T Has a Big Decision to Make on Discovery Stake.

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Here’s how Carl Icahn is positioning for a possible recession in America

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Some lawmakers and their families are betting thousands of dollars on crypto

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Home
  • Trading News
  • Email Whitelisting
  • Privacy Policy
All rights reserved by tradingconcept.net
No Result
View All Result
  • Email Whitelisting
  • Home
  • Privacy Policy

All rights reserved by www.tradingconcept.net