The new study, she said, represents „the first time that consumption of chili pepper has been extensively analyzed within a Mediterranean population. We found chili pepper to be beneficial independently from Mediterranean diet.“

Zdroj: Eating Chili Peppers Tied to Reduced Risk of Death

Initial data from Israel’s vaccination campaign shows that Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine curbs infections by some 50 percent 14 days after the first of two shots is administered, a top Health Ministry official said Tuesday, as the country’s serious COVID-19 cases, daily infections and total active cases all reach all-time peaks.
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Israel’s largest health provider, the chance of a person being infected with the coronavirus dropped by 33% 14 days after they were vaccinated.

Source: Initial Israeli data: First Pfizer shot curbs infections by 50% after 14 days | The Times of Israel

They used blood samples from 20 people who received the vaccine, made by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech, during a large study of the shots. Antibodies from those vaccine recipients successfully fended off the virus in lab dishes, according to the study posted late Thursday on an online site for researchers.

The study is preliminary and has not yet been reviewed by experts, a key step for medical research.

Zdroj: Pfizer study suggests vaccine works against virus variant