BioNTech Shots Trigger More Antibodies Than Sinovac, SCMP Says

Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine.Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg
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The BioNTech SE Covid-19 vaccine triggered “substantially higher” levels of antibodies compared to the Chinese-made Sinovac jab, the South China Morning Post reportedBloomberg Terminal Saturday, citing a study by the University of Hong Kong.

The results suggested some recipients of the Sinovac vaccine may need a third shot, the newspaper said, citing lead researcher Benjamin Cowling. The epidemiologist led the government-commissioned study that tracked antibody responses of 1,000 vaccinated people.