Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines induce robust T Cell responses against variants — STUDY

By Sola Ogundipe

As vaccinations continue to ramp up worldwide in the fight against COVID-19 amidst uncertainties over variants of concern, early data from a lab study shows that the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna are effective against some of the variants.

Findings show that these vaccines are effective against the deadly variants such as the one that was first detected in India (B.1.617) and classified as a ”variant of concern” at the global level by the World Health Organisation, as well as the UK B.1.117 and South African B.1.351 variants.

In a small study…