Health
Amazon coronavirus variant ‘three times more contagious’: minister – Sydney Morning Herald
Outside Brazil, the variant was first detected in Brazilian travellers arriving in Japan in January. It has now been found in South Korea, the US and Europe.
Thank God, we had clear news from the analysis that the vaccines still have an effect against this variant, Pazuello said. But it is more contagious. By our analysis, it is three time more contagious.
The Health Ministry, which has not provided information about any such analysis, did not immediately respond to a request for more information.
The Butantan Institute in Sao Paulo, which has partnered with Sinovac to test and produce the Chinese vaccine, said in a statement that it had begun studies…
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