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Markets Remain Concerned Over Vaccine Efficacy Against New Strains (2/2)

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  • UK Government have already said there's no evidence suggesting that UK-approved vaccines will not work against the new B.1.1.7. lineage.
  • The US CDC on Dec19 have said they're evaluating whether the Moderna vaccine is effective against the new strain, but so far everything appears 'okay'.

However, other academics are less sure. Alexandre Le Vert of French vaccine firm Osivax said mutations in surface proteins could even cause some vaccines to exacerbate the infection.

CEO of Emergex vaccines stated their results suggest surface protein-targeting vaccines may not produce an equivalently safe, effective, and long-lived immune response compared to that seen with live attenuated vaccines.

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