Pfizer vaccine less effective against Delta variant, Israeli study finds
Neri Zilber in Tel Aviv
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The BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine is less effective in halting the spread of the Delta variant than that of previous strains of coronavirus, a study released by Israel’s health ministry has revealed. Data collected over the past month suggest the vaccine is 64 per cent effective at halting infection among those who are fully inoculated, the ministry has found. Cases have ticked up since Israel lifted all remaining Covid-19 restrictions on June 1, with many experts blaming the highly transmissible Delta variant.
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