Pfizer vaccinated have lower antibody levels targeting the Delta/India variant

Re:Pfizer vaccinated have lower antibody levels targeting th... by zpeti on Sunday June 06, 2021 @05:25AM (#27411877)

It’s so great when natural language usage/evolution is overwritten by bureaucrats, for god knows what reason. Wonderful.

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Re:Pfizer vaccinated have lower antibody levels targeting th... by bttrfl on Sunday June 06, 2021 @05:49AM (#27411966)

The decision might seem strange, but I think the rationale behind it is sound:

"Covid-19 variants to be given Greek alphabet names to avoid stigma" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/01/covid-19-varia...

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Re:Pfizer vaccinated have lower antibody levels targeting th... by carlmr on Sunday June 06, 2021 @09:42AM (#27413082)

Now the Greeks get all the stigma.

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Re:Pfizer vaccinated have lower antibody levels targeting th... by StavrosK on Sunday June 06, 2021 @09:44AM (#27413097)

Nah we're good with it.

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Re:Pfizer vaccinated have lower antibody levels targeting th... by aaaaarghZombies on Sunday June 06, 2021 @09:06AM (#27412884)

Apart from the stigma it was causing Indian people it was making a lot of people think it was a problem confined to India.

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Re:Pfizer vaccinated have lower antibody levels targeting th... by evgen on Sunday June 06, 2021 @06:43AM (#27412172)

Were you not aware that the Indian government threatened social media platforms that allowed users to identify a variant as the 'Indian variant'?

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