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What’s the ‘Indian’ variant responsible for Victoria’s outbreak and how effective are vaccines against it? – The Conversation AU
The COVID-19 variant responsible for Victoria’s latest outbreak is one of three Indian variant sub-types, which spreads more easily than the original strain. Here’s…
Victorias seven day lockdown, which begins tonight, is an attempt to stop transmission of the quick-spreading COVID-19 B.1.617.1 variant.
Victorias chief health officer Brett Sutton said the reproduction number of the strain was yet to be determined, but could be five or more, meaning one person would infect five others.
B.1.617.1 is one of three so-called Indian SARS-CoV-2 variant sub-types. Little is known about it but its likely to have similar characteristics to the sub-type dominating in…
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