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Israeli Study Shows Pfizer Vaccine Effective With One Dose, Lower Temperature Storage

Charlotte Pence Bond
Israeli Study Shows Pfizer Vaccine Effective With One Dose, Lower Temperature Storage
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Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE have released new research and data that shows the COVID-19 vaccine they developed creates high immunity after only one dose and can be successfully stored in regular freezers rather than ultracold temperatures.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the findings by both companies “provide strong arguments in favor of delaying the second dose of the two-shot vaccine.” The United Kingdom is reportedly already using this strategy and giving as many citizens as possible the first dose even if that means the second dose’s administration is postponed. Almost one-third of the adult population in the U.K. has received at least the first vaccine shot.

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