Deadlier than Delta: Lambda strain detected in over 30 countries, says Health Ministry

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16. Study says mRNA COVID vaccines are effective against Lambda variant

Researchers in the United States have conducted a study suggesting that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines that are currently being rolled out in many countries should be effective against the C.37 lineage (lambda variant) of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

The C.37 lineage, which has been categorized as a “variant of interest” by the World Health Organization, is currently increasing in prevalence in South American and other countries.

The researchers found that while pseudotyped virus expressing the C.37 viral spike protein was less susceptible to vaccine-elicited neutralizing antibodies, the reduction in neutralization was only minor.

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The team – from the New York University Grossman School of Medicine – says the study findings also suggest that Regeneron’s REGN-COV2 cocktail of monoclonal antibodies should be effective against C.37.

A pre-print version of the research paper is available on the bioRxiv* server, while the article undergoes peer review.

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