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Fast-spreading COVID variant can elude immune responses – Nature.com
Evidence that a variant of the coronavirus identified in South Africa might compromise immunity sparks concerns about vaccine effectiveness.
A mobile coronavirus testing unit in South Africa, where the 501Y.V2 variant was detected in late 2020.Credit: Guillem Sartorio/Bloomberg/Getty
Evidence is growing that some coronavirus variants could evade immune responses triggered by vaccines and previous infection. Researchers are trying to make sense of a tsunami of lab studies released this week that raise concerns about some emerging variants and mutations.
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