Novavax vaccine works well except on N501Y.V2 South Africa variant

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An early analysis in Britain found that the Novavax vaccine had an efficacy rate of nearly 90 percent. But in a small South Africa trial, the efficacy rate dropped to just under 50 percent.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/health/covid-vaccine-novavax-south-africa.html

 

 
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** This post was originally published on January 28, 2021 **