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French Study Says Pfizer-Biontech Vaccine Less Effective against Indian Variant
A study by France's Pasteur Institute found people who had received two doses of Pfizer saw a three-fold reduction in their antibodies against the B. 1.617 variant.
The Pfizer vaccine is slightly less effective but appears to still protect against the more transmissible Covid-19 variant first identified in India, according to a study by France's Pasteur Institute.
France Foils Plot to Attack Police, Soldiers in Orleans - Interior Minister
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has said that the country's authorities have thwarted an attack targeting police and soldiers in the city of Orleans, france24.com reported on Tuesday.
Cazeneuve said that two French nationals had been arrested in connection with the suspected plot in the region of Orleans, southwest of Paris, on 19 December.