Health Minister of Germany Jens Spahn stated that Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine would be effective against new coronavirus strain, as Guardian reported.
Jens Spahn reported that considering all information possessed by his ministry, the new strain does not influence vaccine and it will remain equally effective.
Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is approved for use in the UK, the U.S., Chile, Malaysia, Bahrain, and other countries.
Earlier, Prime Minister of the UK Boris Johnson stated that a new coronavirus strain was identified in the UK.
The World Health Organization urged Europeans to strengthen approaches to control and prevent the spread of the virus due to the appearance of a new strain of coronavirus in some European countries.
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