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Fast-spreading COVID variant can elude immune responses – Nature.com
Evidence that a variant of the coronavirus identified in South Africa might compromise immunity sparks concerns about vaccine effectiveness.
A mobile coronavirus testing unit in South Africa, where the 501Y.V2 variant was detected in late 2020.Credit: Guillem Sartorio/Bloomberg/Getty
Evidence is growing that some coronavirus variants could evade immune responses triggered by vaccines and previous infection. Researchers are trying to make sense of a tsunami of lab studies released this week that raise concerns about some emerging variants and mutations.
Some of the data Ive seen in the last 48 hours have really scared me, says Daniel…
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