A clinical trial of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate in South Africa last June. yunhap news-A related study began as concerns emerged that the Corona 19 vaccine may not be effective against the mutant virus outbreak in South Africa.
According to the Associated Press on the 4th (local time), South African scientists have embarked on an emergency test to see if the Corona 19 vaccine is also effective against the South African mutant virus.
“This is the biggest problem we are facing right now,” explains Dr. Richard Ressels, who works on the South African mutant virus.
Earlier, British experts, including British Health Minister Matt Hancock, expressed concern that the results of a genetic study may not be effective against the mutant virus in South Africa.
The South African mutant virus, called ‘501.V2’, is more infectious than the existing Corona 19. Accordingly, it is rapidly spreading around the coastal areas of South Africa. It is an analysis that it is a matter of time to spread to Johannesburg, the largest city in South Africa.
In South Africa, the number of cumulative confirmed cases exceeded 1.1 million on this day, and the cumulative confirmed number was 29577. The number of new confirmed cases and deaths per 100,000 population increased 1.6 times and doubled compared to December 20, respectively.
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