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Originally Posted by dankrutka

Originally Posted by Bunty

That's why I hope it's for real. Notice you use the word suggests. A study suggests that the Pfizer vaccine provides less protection against the South African variant than the original coronavirus. I'd be more concerned about the crazy misinfo still going out about the vaccines and possibly causing some people to change their minds getting them.

When you find information about an experimental medicine on a tabloid website, I wouldn't recommend posting it on public message boards and saying "I hope it's for real." You're essentially spreading health misinformation and it can cause harm to people. I always recommend what's called "lateral reading" when you find something on an unfamiliar site. To check your claim, I searched "The Sun UK" and "Wikipedia" and was quickly able to know the site lacked credibility and it's not a source worth sharing.

But, yes, there's already good evidence the approved U.S. vaccines protect against the South African variant. Research is ongoing, but things look good.

Yes, this.