The COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer is 90% effective. among cancer patients. Research by Israeli scientists has been published in the renowned journal “JAMA Oncology”.
- The COVID-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer / BioNTech, according to various studies, shows from 90 to 95 percent. effectiveness in protection against coronavirus
- A recent study in Israel found that nine out of ten cancer patients developed a strong immune response after receiving this drug
- This suggests that protection against COVID-19 in people with cancer is also high
- More information can be found on the Onet homepage.
COVID-19 vaccines protect cancer patients
According to studies, nine out of ten cancer patients show a strong antibody response after vaccination. According to the researchers, this should allay fears that people fighting cancer will have much weaker protection against the coronavirus.
Doctors at the Beilinson Hospital in Petach Tikwa monitored 102 cancer patients after being vaccinated with two doses of the Pfizer vaccine, only 10 did not generate an antibody response, the journal writes.
Cancer vaccinations: 90% effectiveness
«We found that the antibody levels were high enough to provide full 90% protection. oncological patients undergoing active anti-cancer treatment »- said prof. Salomon Stemmer, Beilinson’s director of cancer research. “This is exciting news that can make a huge difference.”
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«These results are very important as they allow patients to feel good, feel confident and continue their normal lives. During the pandemic, many cancer patients remained at home, and were even afraid to go to the doctors, so it is very important »stressed Stemmer.
He admitted, however, that the percentage of cancer patients producing antibodies was lower than in the healthy control group of 78 people, of whom 100% an antibody response has developed. “Although the level of antibodies in cancer patients is lower than in others, it is still 20 times higher than the level described as positive,” he stressed.
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“The fact that Israel is at the forefront of the global fight against COVID-19 with the highest vaccination rate has given us the opportunity not only to fight the pandemic, but also to gather a great deal of knowledge about the vaccine,” said Stemmer.
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