Brazil variant could 'reinfect 60% of Covid sufferers and spread easier'

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Brazil variant could ‘reinfect 60% of Covid sufferers and be twice as transmissible’, studies warn

THE BRAZILIAN variant could reinfect people who've already had Covid - and be twice as transmissible, scientists have warned.

A leading scientist in the UK said she was not concerned the Brazilian variant would threaten the vaccine programme in the UK - as suggested by other experts.Dr Nuno Faria, from the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Imperial College London, said around 70 per cent of people in Manaus had antibodies in October of 2020 - one of the highest found levels in the world.

“In other words, if 100 people were infected with Manuas last year, between 25 and 61 of them are susceptible to reinfection by P1. Asked whether P1 has a higher mortality rate, Dr Thomas Mellan, a research associate at Imperial involved with the study, said: “We do find that in Manaus, a somewhat increased relative risk of mortality associated with P1.

 

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Omi_082 Many prayers the vaccines now available can keep this variant from reinfecting all who have received the vaccine. Hope all persons who desire to receive the vaccine can find a facility and have the vaccine.

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