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This paper is looking at a small scale human study in SA with mostly younger participants, which does make the results difficult to apply to the wider populatio
by dbetteridge 6y ago
This paper is looking at a small scale human study in SA with mostly younger participants, which does make the results difficult to apply to the wider population.
They also only use a 4 week dosing schedule where the suggestion and actual rollout in the UK is following the 10-12 week schedule between first and second doses.
The variant in question seems to escape the majority of Antibody detection, but T-Cells still seem to provide significant protection against severe disease and death.
https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciab083/6124512 https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid...
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.03.11.435000v1 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.03.11.435000v1
The main published results aren't yet from human scale studies but here is one in hamsters showing a comparison in organ damage and results between unvaccinated and vaccinated with the Oxford/AZ vaccine.