Coronavirus: Pfizer vaccine effective against 16 mutations found in variants, preliminary study says
ByMichelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
ByMichelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine appears to be effective against 16 mutations found in new coronavirus variants, according to preliminary data from a study.
The Associated Press is reporting that the study, conducted by Pfizer and University of Texas researchers, found that the vaccine appeared to work against N501Y, a mutation found in new variants from the United Kingdom and South Africa, in lab tests, the AP reported.
The study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, also found that the vaccine seemed to protect against 15 other mutations, according to the AP. However, researchers have not yet tested the vaccine’s effectiveness against E484K, an additional mutation found in one of the South African variants, the news agency reported.
Photos: First Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 receive second dose Registered Nurse (RN) Sandra Lindsay receives a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in the Queens borough of New York, U.S., on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Photos: First Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 receive second dose Medical worker Michelle Chester shows a Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine before giving it to nurse Sandra Lindsay, who was among the first to receive it, and who will receive the second dose at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in the Queens borough of New York City, on January 4, 2021. (SHANNON STAPLETON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: First Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 receive second dose Registered Nurse (RN) Sandra Lindsay prepares to receive a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in the Queens borough of New York, U.S., on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. Exactly 21 days after receiving America's first injection of the FDA-approved Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, Sandra Lindsay received the second shot to lock in immunity against the coronavirus disease. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Photos: First Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 receive second dose Nurse Sandra Lindsay receives the second dose of a Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in the Queens borough of New York City, on January 4, 2021. (SHANNON STAPLETON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: First Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 receive second dose Nurse Sandra Lindsay reacts after receiving the second dose of a Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in the Queens borough of New York City, on January 4, 2021. (SHANNON STAPLETON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: First Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 receive second dose Registered Nurse (RN) Sandra Lindsay applauds after receiving a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in the Queens borough of New York, U.S., on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Photos: First Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 receive second dose Dr. Melisha Cumberland is given the the second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine 21 days after receiving the first shot from RN Valerie Massaro of Hartford HealthCare, at the Hartford Convention Center in Hartford, Connecticut, on January 4, 2021. (JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: First Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 receive second dose Medical worker Benjamin Koomson is given the the second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine 21 days after receiving the first shot from RN Valerie Massaro of Hartford HealthCare at the Hartford Convention Center in Hartford, Connecticut, on January 4, 2021. (JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: First Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 receive second dose Medical worker Jasmine Ortiz is given the the second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine 21 days after receiving the first shot from RN Valerie Massaro of Hartford HealthCare, at the Hartford Convention Center in Hartford, Connecticut, on January 4, 2021. (JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: First Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 receive second dose Nurse Keith Grant is given the second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine 21 days after receiving the first shot from RN Valerie Massaro of Hartford HealthCare at the Hartford Convention Center in Hartford, Connecticut, on January 4, 2021. (JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)
