A new study suggests that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is effective against new forms of the coronavirus discovered in Britain and South Africa. Researchers say they collected blood from 20 people who received the vaccine, developed by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech. Antibodies from those individuals were found to work against the coronavirus in laboratory experiments. Mutated versions, or variants, of the coronavirus first appeared in Britain and South Africa. The two variants have caused concern among world health experts because they appear to spread more easily than the first version. The mutated variant found in Britain has also appeared in the United States and other countries.
Title: Pfizer Vaccine Appears Effective Against COVID-19 Variants
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partner BioNTech. </span> <span data-start-time='29813' data-end-time='41167'>Antibodies from those individuals were found to work against the coronavirus in laboratory experiments.</span> <span data-start-time='41167' data-end-time='52021'>Mutated versions, or variants, of the coronavirus first appeared in Britain and South Africa. </span> <span data-start-time='52021' data-end-time='65000'>The two variants have caused concern among world health experts because they appear to spread more easily than the first version. </span> <span data-start-time='65000' data-end-time='75375'>The mutated variant found in Britain has also appeared in the United States and other countries.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4800/johnson_and_johnson.wav'><span>Johnson and Johnson</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4800/moderna.wav'><span>Moderna</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4800/merck.wav'><span>Merck</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=16613 data-hint-location='41167' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4800/new_forms_of_the_coronavirus_were_first_discovered_in__blank_.wav'>New forms of the coronavirus were first discovered in <span class='blank'>Britain and South Africa</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Britain and South Africa'><div class='choice' 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