This new variant has some similarities with the South African and Brazilian variants.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, LONDON – Government Advisory Scientific Committee English reported there were two varian Covid-19 new, Tuesday (9/2). One of these variants has been classified as noteworthy.
This variant has been identified in the UK with some similarities to the South African and Brazilian variants. One of new variant this was first identified in Bristol.
This type has been designated by the New and Developing Respiratory Virus Threat Advisory Group as a variant that deserves attention. The other variant first identified in Liverpool has been designated a “Under Investigation Variant” by the group.
The new variant has an E484K mutation that occurs in the viral spike protein. It is a change similar to that seen in the South African and Brazilian variants that has raised international concern.
The UK Public Health Agency has now identified 76 cases of the new variant. They are confident that the vaccine will work against new variants of Covid-19.
Even so, reports from a small-scale study from South Africa show that the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is not effective against the variant spreading in that country. This condition made the South African government delay the first batch of vaccinations that will be carried out on health workers.
source: Reuters
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