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Protection From COVID By Pfizer, Modern Vaccines May Last For Years: Study

Hank Berrien
Protection From COVID By Pfizer, Modern Vaccines May Last For Years: Study
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According to a new study, the positive effects of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines against COVID-19 may last for years.

Scientists led by Ali Ellebedy, an immunologist at Washington University in St. Louis, aspirated lymph nodes in people who had received two doses of one of the vaccines, finding that the germinal center, where B cells learn to recognize the virus, was still active after 12 weeks.

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