Sinovac booster shot reverses drop in antibody activities against Delta-study

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Sinovac booster shot reverses drop in antibody activities against Delta: study

FILE PHOTO: A health worker holds a syringe and a vial of the Sinovac coronavirus disease vaccine at a market in Bangkok

Several countries which have relied heavily on the Sinovac vaccine have begun giving booster shots developed by Western manufacturers to people fully vaccinated with the Chinese shot. They did not discuss how specifically changes in antibody activity will affect Sinovac shot's efficacy in preventing people from getting sick from the variant.

 

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