South African variant more resistant to vaccine, BGU finds
“The vaccine still worked against the South African [variant], but in a less efficient way,” said Prof. Ran Taube from Ben-Gurion University.
This undated transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2, also known as novel coronavirus, the virus that causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S. Virus particles are shown emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. The spikes on the outer edge of the virus parti(photo credit: NIAID-RML/FILE PHOTO/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)ByROSSELLA TERCATINUpdated:
