The existing vaccines offer protection against the Indian strain, delta, so that the immunized people will either not have any symptoms when they are injected, or they will not end up in the hospital if the viral load is higher, they manage to cope with it with great effectiveness, even if it is slightly different from the British strain.
"Vaccination is effective against SARS-CoV-2 variants!
According to studies so far in the UK on preventing hospitalization, the vaccines produced by Pfizer BioNTech and Oxford AstraZeneca are very effective against the "Indian" and "British" strains of SARS-CoV-2.
Important information from the UK experience:
•Efficacy after administration of the full regimen remains very high against hospitalization, regardless of the strain;
•Efficacy against symptomatic COVID-19 cases, after administration of the full regimen, is similar between the strains, being slightly lower on the "Indian" B.1.617.2 strain;
•Efficacy after the administration of dose 1 is relatively low compared to that after the full administration regimen, especially on the "Indian" B.1.617.2 strain.
It remains very important:
•Performing the booster to maximize protection
• Maintaining social distancing measures, wearing a mask in crowded areas and the other rules in force."
