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What we know about the virus variant from India that’s spreading in Victoria – The Age
It remains unclear how effectively antibodies from the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines will neutralise the coronavirus variant known as B.1.617.1. But in a hopeful…
Indias enormous and unchecked outbreak has become a variant factory: two cousins of this variant have now also been identified, each with slightly different mutations, all slightly more contagious than the original virus that emerged in Wuhan.
Thats generally the direction all evolution takes, said Dr Norelle Sherry, a medical microbiologist at the Doherty Institute.
People wait for a jab at the Melbourne Showgrounds vaccination hub on Wednesday.Credit:Eddie Jim
But the key here is a virus must…
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