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Effect of mutations in the South African SARS-CoV-2 variant on transmission and neutralization – News-Medical.Net

One such strain is the South African 501.V2 and UK B1.1.7 strains, which have been isolated from many countries and seem to spread faster than the ancestral strain….

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The transmissibility of the novel coronavirus, called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is high, while most infections appear to be very mild or asymptomatic. This has led to a pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that has currently claimed over 1.96 million lives within one year. Scientists have come up with many vaccines at varying points of development. However, new variants of the virus continue to emerge, some of which are alleged to be even more transmissible…

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