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Pfizer, BioNTech not sure about vaccines' effectiveness on new Covid variant
Updated On: 27 November, 2021 09:25 AM IST | Washington | ANI
This came after the World Health Organization (WHO) announced it identified a new COVID-19 strain, the B.1.1.529 that was initially found in southern Africa. WHO named the variant with the Greek letter 'Omicron'.
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The pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech on Saturday issued a statement stating that they are not sure whether their vaccines would be able to help in the treatment of the new Covid-19 variant 'Omicron'.
The companies also promised to develop a new vaccine against the variant in about 100 days, Sputnik reported.
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