Posted on Apr 5, 2021
Pfizer vaccine produces ‘off the scale’ immune response, study finds
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The Pfizer vaccine against coronavirus provides a high level of protection in older people and will work against new variants including the Brazilian version, a study has found.
Research by the University of Birmingham and Public Health England’s Porton Down laboratory tracked the immune response in people aged over 80.
Scientists said the vaccine delivered an “off the scale” immune response among recipients which meant it was likely to work against multiple variants of the virus.
The research, which is the biggest Pfizer study on antibody and cellular immune factors to date, found 98 per cent of people aged 80 or over who had two doses of the Pfizer jab had a strong antibody immune response.
Research by the University of Birmingham and Public Health England’s Porton Down laboratory tracked the immune response in people aged over 80.
Scientists said the vaccine delivered an “off the scale” immune response among recipients which meant it was likely to work against multiple variants of the virus.
The research, which is the biggest Pfizer study on antibody and cellular immune factors to date, found 98 per cent of people aged 80 or over who had two doses of the Pfizer jab had a strong antibody immune response.
Pfizer vaccine produces ‘off the scale’ immune response, study finds
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To be fair though “off the scale” is meaningless considering there was no scale this time last year... nonetheless it is great news. More importantly we need to stay tune for more studies on duration of protection (some conducted by yours truly)
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The Brazilian strain. Just remember the poor SOBs down there need every bit of help they can get. Their dictator still is advocating Donnie's hydroxychloroquine. No wonder they have the 2nd largest death toll after America.
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