{"id":5317,"date":"2021-02-25T16:00:36","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T16:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=5317"},"modified":"2021-02-25T16:00:36","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T16:00:36","slug":"pfizer-and-biontech-studying-third-covid-19-vaccine-dose-to-fight-new-strains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/02\/25\/pfizer-and-biontech-studying-third-covid-19-vaccine-dose-to-fight-new-strains\/","title":{"rendered":"Pfizer and BioNTech Studying Third Covid-19 Vaccine Dose to Fight New Strains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pfizer<span class=\"company-name-type\">\u00a0Inc.<\/span>\u00a0PFE\u00a00.66%\u00a0and\u00a0BioNTech SE\u00a0BNTX\u00a0-0.39%\u00a0have begun a study testing in people whether the companies\u2019 Covid-19 shot can provide protection against emerging strains of the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>The companies said Thursday they have started the small study to see whether a third dose of their authorized Covid-19 vaccine would increase its effectiveness against new variants, such as the strain first identified in South Africa.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n<p>The approach differs from that of\u00a0Moderna<span class=\"company-name-type\">\u00a0Inc.,<\/span>\u00a0which said Wednesday it had made a new vaccine targeting the strain found in South Africa and shipped doses to U.S. government researchers\u00a0for human testing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5320\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Pfizer-Pfizer-and-BioNTech-Studying-Third-Covid-19-Vaccine-Dose-to-Fight-New-Strains-rapidnews-dailyrapid-dailyrapidnews.jpg\" alt=\"Pfizer-Pfizer-and-BioNTech-Studying-Third-Covid-19-Vaccine-Dose-to-Fight-New-Strains-rapidnews-dailyrapid-dailyrapidnews\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Pfizer-Pfizer-and-BioNTech-Studying-Third-Covid-19-Vaccine-Dose-to-Fight-New-Strains-rapidnews-dailyrapid-dailyrapidnews.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Pfizer-Pfizer-and-BioNTech-Studying-Third-Covid-19-Vaccine-Dose-to-Fight-New-Strains-rapidnews-dailyrapid-dailyrapidnews-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Pfizer-Pfizer-and-BioNTech-Studying-Third-Covid-19-Vaccine-Dose-to-Fight-New-Strains-rapidnews-dailyrapid-dailyrapidnews-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Pfizer-Pfizer-and-BioNTech-Studying-Third-Covid-19-Vaccine-Dose-to-Fight-New-Strains-rapidnews-dailyrapid-dailyrapidnews-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pfizer and BioNTech said they are also in discussions with U.S., European and other health regulators about studying a tweaked version of their vaccine that researchers designed to protect against the variant found in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are taking multiple steps to act decisively and be ready in case a strain becomes resistant to the protection afforded by the vaccine,\u201d Pfizer Chief Executive Albert Bourla said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines appeared to generate a weaker immune response to the strain identified in South Africa, as did other shots in the advanced stages of development.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\n        media-object\n        type-InsetMediaInteractive\n          inline\n    scope-web|mobileapps\n  article__inset\n        article__inset--type-InsetMediaInteractive\n          article__inset--inline\n  \" data-layout=\"inline\n              \" data-layout-mobile=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-object-interactiveIframe\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wsj-interactive\" 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