Corona mutations are appearing all over the world.
In India, B.1.617 is spreading rapidly.
Are the Viruses Immune to the Vaccine?
Biontech boss Ugur Sahin and his team tested it.
Mainz - According to the company's initial assessment, the vaccine from Biontech and Pfizer * should also work against the corona mutation * that is rampant in India.
Biontech boss Ugur Sahin told journalists in Berlin on Wednesday that the corresponding tests were still running.
But he is "confident" that the active ingredient developed by his company together with the pharmaceutical company Pfizer will also work against the variant that has appeared in India.
Corona: Does the Biontech vaccination work against the Indian corona mutation B.1.617?
The Indian corona mutation B.1.617 * is characterized by changes that are already known from other corona variations, explained Ugur Sahin *.
The vaccine works against this.
In total, Biontech and Pfizer have already tested more than 30 Corona variants, said the company founder.
It works just as well with almost all of them as with the original form.
Even in those cases in which the immune response is weaker, it is sufficient.
The Mainz-based pharmaceutical company Biontech and its US partner Pfizer have developed one of four vaccines against corona that have so far been approved in the EU.
It is based on mRNA technology, is considered very effective and safe and is used in many countries.
He plays a central role in the German vaccination campaign.
Israel: Heart muscle inflammation due to Biontech vaccination
The Biontech vaccine is being scrutinized in Israel.
Israel is investigating cases of heart muscle inflammation (myocarditis) in connection with a Biontech vaccination, as
reported by
Merkur.de
*.
In Germany, too, seven cases of myocarditis were initially reported after vaccination with the Biontech vaccine.
According to a report by
RTL
, Ugur Sahin, co-founder of the German vaccine manufacturer Biontech, wanted to comment on the reports at a press conference.
When
asked about
Merkur.de *
, Biontech said: "The press conference was an event for foreign correspondents."
The number of cases in India * is exploding. Is this related to the corona mutant B.1.617 first detected there? Virologist Christian Drosten first steps on the brakes - and stays calm *. The corona mutation B.11.7 is currently dominant in Germany. Can the third corona wave be slowed down? The number of infections will drop slightly on Wednesday, as can be seen from the RKI data.
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