Misinformation culprit behind vaccine woes

By Red Mendoza

Aug 28, 2021 12:10 am

MISINFORMATION is the culprit behind the public's continued concern over the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines, an infectious diseases expert and member of the Department of Health's Technical Advisory Group said on Friday.

Dr. Edsel Maurice Salvaña, concurrent head of the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology at the University of the Philippines-Manila, assured that aside from antibodies, there are T-cells that act as 'soldiers' that protect the body once antibody levels go down.

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