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Russia’s Sputnik V protects against severe Covid-19 from Delta variant, study (sciencemag.org)
2 points by lnyan on Aug 27, 2021 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



“But whereas AstraZeneca uses the same adenovirus for both doses, Sputnik V uses two different types, to prevent antibodies against the first dose from rendering the second one ineffective. (J&J only uses one dose; a trial of a two-dose regimen is ongoing.)”




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