There have so far been 16 cases of the new ‘Variant Under Investigation’, temporarily named B1.1.318 Another new coronavirus variant have been detected in the UK which has a mutation that may help it escape immunity. There have so far been 16 cases of the new ‘Variant Under Investigation’, temporarily named B1.1.318, Public Health England … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has admitted it did not perform contact tracing on flights that some of the earliest patients with the UK and Brazil coronavirus variants were on. In one weekly report, the federal health agency discussed a patient who traveled to the UK and came back infected with the … Read more
First cases of Manaus variant of Covid from Brazil is found in UK: Mutant strain may spread quicker and respond less well to vaccines By Jack Wright For Mailonline Published: 17:05 GMT, 28 February 2021 | Updated: 17:07 GMT, 28 February 2021 Public Health England (PHE) have identified the first UK cases of the Manaus … Read more
Surge Covid testing deployed in part of West London after ‘a small number’ of cases of the South African variant are found Community testing for people without symptoms starting in Ealing, West London South Africa variant cases found in Acton, Greenford, Southall, West Ealing Department of Health trying to contain outbreaks of the mutated strain … Read more
A new COVID-19 variant spreading through New York City has mutations that may weaken the effectiveness of vaccines, according to two new studies. The B.1.526 variant, which first appeared in samples collected in New York City in November, now makes up about 27 percent of viral sequences deposited into a database shared by scientists called GISAID, … Read more
A homegrown coronavirus variant that emerged in California early last year is more contagious and avoids antibodies generated by vaccines more easily than earlier strains of the virus, two new studies finds. The variant, known as B.1.427/B.1.429 – also sometimes called CAL.20C/L452R – is believed to be behind the dramatic spike in cases and deaths … Read more
Finnish scientists claim to have found another coronavirus variant which shares some of the same mutations as other troublesome strains. Only one case of the virus — temporarily named Fin-796H — has been spotted so far but experts have admitted they are unsure how widespread it is. Finland said was unlikely the variant emerged there, … Read more
Now scientists spot ANOTHER variant: Finland detects strain that ‘shares mutations with South African and Kent versions’ By Stephen Matthews Health Editor and Connor Boyd Assistant Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 16:34 GMT, 18 February 2021 | Updated: 16:34 GMT, 18 February 2021 Finnish scientists claim to have found another coronavirus variant which shares some … Read more
Kent Covid variant sweeping the world may be more infectious than original strain because it leaves patients sicker for longer, scientists say Data from 65 players and staff from the US National Basketball Association People normally only get a test when they have symptoms but the NBA test daily Analysis suggests Kent strain is up … Read more
First case of ANOTHER UK covid variant – that has a mutation that may weaken vaccines – is discovered in the US, CDC director reveals The US has discovered its first case of the ‘Bristol variant’ that emerged in the UK Variant has same mutations as the UK’s earlier B117 variant that make it 70% … Read more