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South African COVID-19 variant

COVID-19: Brand-New Trial Reveals Moderna Vaccine's Effectiveness After Six Months COVID-19: Brand-New Trial Reveals Moderna Vaccine's Effectiveness After Six Months
Covid-19: Brand-New Trial Reveals Moderna Vaccine's Effectiveness After Six Months The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine loses a bit of its effectiveness after six months, though not as much as originally thought, according to the latest trial conducted by the pharmaceutical company. Moderna found in its latest trial that its COVID-19 vaccine maintains at least 90 percent of its efficacy in battling the virus after six months. Related story - COVID:19: COVID-19: Brand-New Study Compares Side Effects Of Pfizer, Moderna Vaccine Recipients Researchers said the latest data evaluated 33 adults who participated in Phase 1 of Moderna’s vaccine study, which found the antibodies pers…
COVID-19: First NY Resident Diagnosed With More Contagious South African Mutant Strain COVID-19: First NY Resident Diagnosed With More Contagious South African Mutant Strain
Covid-19: First NY Resident Diagnosed With More Contagious South African Mutant Strain The first case of the South African mutant strain of COVID-19 has been identified in a resident of New York State.  The South African variant, like the highly contagious United Kingdom strain, contains a mutation called N501Y.V2 which is believed to make it more contagious than older variants. The South African variant also reportedly affects younger population more. The person is a Long Island resident who lives in Nassau County, the governor's office announced on Sunday, Feb. 21. Earlier report - COVID-19: First Person With South African Variant Being Treated In NY It wa…