Scientists from the United States have discovered a new Iota coronavirus strain or B.1.526… He can increase mortality from infection 62-82% among the elderly.
The study was published on a medical portal medrxiv.org… It is noted that this variant of COVID-19 has significantly higher transmissibility and immune escape potentialthan previously circulated options.
Laboratory studies have shown that this option moderately resistant to neutralization therapeutic monoclonal antibodies and antibodies induced by vaccine or infection.
B.1.526 bit rate 15-25% higherthan previously common strains. Moreover, data have shown that this variant can cause breakthrough infections in 0-10% of the population.
Strain Iota increases mortality from infection by 46%, 82% and 62% in persons aged 45-64, 65-74 and over 75, respectively.
The Iota strain was first discovered in a New Yorker in November 2020. Later, this option was recorded in all 52 states of the United States, as well as in 27 countries of the world.
There are thousands of coronavirus strains. But six of them are currently recognized as “significant”: Cluster 5, Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Line B.1.525 and Delta… Four of these strains World Health Organization acknowledged “of concern”.
As reported OBOZREVATEL earlier, Russian scientists found that most antibodies after a coronavirus infection formed in the elderly… This age group has twice as many of them as young people.
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