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How the Pfizer - BioNTech Vaccine Against the Coronavirus Works

Writer's picture: David OjciusDavid Ojcius

The German company #BioNTech partnered with #Pfizer to develop and test a #coronavirus vaccine known as BNT162b2. A clinical trial demonstrated that the vaccine has an efficacy rate of 95 percent in preventing Covid-19.


The SARS-CoV-2 virus is studded with proteins that it uses to enter human cells. These so-called spike proteins make a tempting target for potential vaccines and treatments.





Like the Moderna vaccine, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is based on the virus’s genetic instructions for building the spike protein.



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