South African variant may be able to ‘break through’ Pfizer vaccine, study finds

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Original Load Date April 12, 2021, 3:02 p.m.
Last Updated April 12, 2021, 3:02 p.m.
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(NEXSTAR) – The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine may be less effective against the South African strain of the coronavirus than other variations circulating in the population, a new study out of Israel has found. Using data from Israel’s largest health provider, researchers studied 400 fully vaccinated indi...