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Re:South African variant can break through Pfizer vaccine, I... by yyyk on Sunday April 11, 2021 @08:57AM (#26770026)
One of the authors explains the result a more clearly than the article[0]. The short version is that the headline makes the result sound much worse than it is, the reduced protection is offset by reduced fitness of the virus variant, and apparently there's significant protection +14 days after 2nd dose.

[0] https://twitter.com/SternLab/status/1380922920734711811

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