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South African B.1.351 Variant Response to mRNA vaccine

The SA B.1.351 variant was tested in humans against the mRNA-1273 Moderna vaccine. The variant led to a 6.4 fold decrease in neutralizing serum produced from the participants. The vaccine still effectively neutralized the variant despite a decrease in the concentration. There was no viral escape detected and the vaccine still met neutralizing titers set in NHP studies.

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Updated 2021-02-01

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SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)

Biomedical Sciences