Pfizer, BioNTech say vaccine effective against South Africa variant

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A pharmacist holds a vial containing the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 at the vaccination centre in the Festhalle hall in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on January 19, 2021. PHOTO | BORIS ROESSLER | POOL | AFP

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