Preliminary study shows Covishield protects against double mutant variant
The Hindu
Convalescent plasma from people who were infected and those who had recovered was tested
Preliminary studies show that people who have been have protection against the Studies by researchers at the Hyderabad-based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), a CSIR lab, found that protection against the double mutant variant was also seen both when convalescent plasma from people who have been infected and have already recovered was tested in the lab. “Both Covishield vaccinated sera and convalescent sera were found to offer protection against the double mutant variant (B.1.167),” says Dr. Rakesh Mishra, Director of CCMB. “This is only a preliminary study involving four-five people for each group and was carried out among young people who have recovered from prior infection and another group of people who have received Covishield vaccine.”More Related News

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