U.K. virus variant has developed concerning new mutation – Haaretz

The U.K. variant of the coronavirus has developed a new, concerning mutation in a small number of cases, which scientists said makes it similar to the South African and Brazilian variants and could reduce the efficacy of vaccines.
The emergence of the mutation to the variant first discovered in Britain highlights how complicated exiting COVID-19 lockdown will be even once vaccines are rolled out.
Public Health England said there had been 11 reports of the UK variant which feature the E484K mutation,…

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