Posted on 07/07/2021 6:19:20 PM PDT by Tipllub
A new study has found that COVID-19 vaccines may be somewhat vulnerable to the California “Epsilon” strain of virus.
The variant has three spike protein mutations it uses to weaken current vaccines by up to 70 percent, according to researchers from University of Washington and the San Fransisco-based lab Vir Biotechnology.
The strain’s mutations break down neutralized antibodies, which are produced by vaccines such as Pfizer and Moderna and protect against infection, according to the study, published in the journal Science on July 1.
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Man, these are great!!!!!!!!!!! Love the PI reference, etc.
Hold my sterno!
They’re calling these “strains” because they can’t be obvious and call them COVID-19, COVID-20, COVID-21, etc.
Oh, we got another one, just like the other ones
Another bad ass, another troublemaker
I’m scared, ain’t you boys scared?
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