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E484K Mutation Might Make COVID Strain Vaccine-Resistant – Infection Control Today
Within the South African COVID strain scientists have found what they’re calling an “escape mutation” named E484K. It’s feared that this escape mutation will do…
A lot of attention has been paid to two mutant strains of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that have cropped up recently. Theres the P.1.1.7. strain that first appeared in the United Kingdom. It may be 70% more infectious than the strain the worlds been fighting for the last year. But indications are that the COVID-19 vaccines will be effective against P.1.1.7.
Then theres 501.V2. Thats a strain that first appeared in South Africa. That may prove to be more of a problem. Within that strain scientists…
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