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Amazon variant ‘3 times more contagious’ – The West Australian
An Amazon coronavirus variant is three times more contagious but vaccines are still effective against it, Brazil’s health minister has claimed.
A coronavirus variant identified in the Brazilian Amazon may be three times more contagious but early analysis suggests vaccines are still effective against it, the country’s health minister says, without providing evidence for the claims.
Under pressure as the variant hammers the jungle city of Manaus with a devastating second wave of infections, Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello on Thursday sought to reassure lawmakers that the surge of recent months was unexpected but coming under control.
He…
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