The Pfizer coronavirus vaccine is "safe and effective" against the South African variant, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said.. The South African variant, B.1.351, was found to make up about 1% of all the ⦠Those were the findings published from one clinical trial at the beginning of April. But now an Israeli study has warned the Covid variant first discovered in South Africa, found to be circulating in the UK, may be more effective in [â¦] South African Variant May Evade Protection From Pfizer Vaccine, Warns Israeli Scientists. South African variant can 'break through' Pfizer vaccine, new study in Israel finds. The South African coronavirus variant is better at "breaking through" the defences of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine than other forms of the virus, Israeli experts said Sunday. Covid South Africa variant: Am I fully protected if I've had the Pfizer vaccine? But I think if I recall correctly, it was like ⦠THE mutant South African Covid variant can "break through" the Pfizer jab "to some extent", a study has found. The research, which is still awaiting peer review, compared 400 people who had tested positive for the virus after receiving one or both shots of the vaccine to a similar number of infected people who had not been ⦠Scientists examined 400 people who ⦠The coronavirus variant discovered in South Africa may evade the protection provided by Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine to some extent, a real-world data study in Israel found, though its prevalence in the country is very low and the research has not been peer reviewed. South African variant may evade protection from Pfizer vaccine, Israeli study says By Maayan Lubell 4/11/2021 Singaporeâs urban farmers seek ⦠Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine efficacy has shown to be 91 percent for up to six months. The coronavirus variant discovered in South Africa can break through the protection provided by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine to some extent, a real-world data study in Israel found. Scientists studied 400 people who tested positive at least 14 days after shot B117 is known as the U.K. variant, while B1351 is from South Africa. The South African variant, B.1.351, was found to make up about 1% of all the COVID-19 cases across all the people studied, according to the study by Tel Aviv ⦠A study in Israel found Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine to be less effective on the variant found in South Africa.However, the variant's occurrence in the country is low, and the research has also not been peer-reviewed. The coronavirus variant discovered in South Africa can break through the protection provided by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine to some extent, a real-world data study in Israel found. The coronavirus variant discovered in South Africa can break through the protection provided by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine to some extent, a real-world data study in Israel found. Orelli: Pfizer did do a study where they showed 100% efficacy against the South African variant. The study, released on Saturday, compared almost 400 people who tested positive at least two weeks after receiving one or two doses of ⦠The mutant South African Covid-19 variant can 'break through' the Pfizer jab, a study has found. THE Covid South Africa variant has raised concerns again, as experts debate its resilience to the available vaccines. Israeli study shows Pfizer-BioNTech shot less potent against B.1.351 variant than other COVID-19 mutations. The coronavirus variant discovered in South Africa can break through the protection provided by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine to some extent, a real-world data study in Israel found. Lab tests have previously indicated that the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine was less potent but still offered a robust defense against the B.1.351 variant that first emerged in South Africa. (Photo: Reuters/Amir Cohen) However, the variant's prevalence in Israel is very low and the vaccine remains highly effective. JERUSALEM â The coronavirus variant discovered in South Africa can break through the protection provided by Pfizer Inc and BioNTechâs COVID-19 vaccine to some⦠Out of those nine cases, six were among individuals infected with the South African variant. It ⦠The coronavirus variant first discovered in South Africa may evade the protection provided by Pfizer/BioNTechâs COVID-19 vaccine to some degree, a real-world data study in Israel found, though its prevalence in the country is very low and the research has not been ⦠In respect to the South African variant, Pfizer said that among a group of 800 study volunteers in South Africa, where B.1.351 is widespread, there were nine cases of COVID-19, all of which occurred among participants who got the placebo. The South African variant of COVID-19 has shown the ability to bypass the defences of the Pfizer vaccine in a study of infected patients in Israel. South African COVID-19 variant can 'break through' Pfizer vaccine: Israel study A woman receives a vaccination against COVID-19 in Herzliya, Israel on Feb 3, 2021. Pfizer/BioNTechâs Covid vaccine is not strong enough to resist the Covid mutation that was first discovered in South Africa. The Pfizer vaccine appeared to be less effective against the South African variant, researchers said, just as England is set to relax its lockdown restrictions amid falling infections South African variant can âbreak throughâ Pfizer vaccine: Study.