People with masks walik, at a shopping mall, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday Nov. 26, 2021. Advisers to the World Health Organization are holding a special session Friday to flesh out information about a worrying new variant of the coronavirus that has emerged in South Africa, though its impact on COVID-19 vaccines may not be known for weeks.
Sharon Peacock, who has led genetic sequencing of COVID-19 in Britain at the University of Cambridge, said the data so far suggest the new variant has mutations “consistent with enhanced transmissibility,” but said that “the significance of many of the mutations is still not known.” She said it would take several weeks to do the necessary lab tests to determine if current coronavirus vaccines are still effective against the new variant.
Some scientists have speculated that the new variant arose in an immune-compromised patient because of the large number of mutations. Peacock said the variant “may have evolved in someone who was infected but could then not clear the virus, giving the virus the chance to genetically evolve,” in a scenario similar to how experts think the alpha variant — which was first identified in England — also emerged.Maybe. As of noon Friday, travelers arriving in the U.K.
Biden lies. The vaccine isn’t “FREE”. Who’s paying? “We” must vaccinate the world. Who’s paying? And it’s not Dr. Who.
More racism concerning COVID. Where's the Westminster, Kent or Windsor version of the virus? Are there no European variants? Are 'White' people special? We have the 'Indian' variants 'Delta', we were told BAMEs were vulnerable. Now an 'new variant' is from Africa.
So anyways, any updates on the Ghislaine Maxwell trial?
Yo I'm gonna become a hermit and stay in my house and never leave until all this virus talk is gone forever
It’s more contagious and less deadly. Period. Scroll on.
Just this week and the worlds ports of entry are already closed on SA & others? Quick actions always taken for things coming from Africa but precautionary measures are also necessary, hope no hard feelings. Wished they could have carried the same action on others death ratio _.
God I hope we're not starting this all over again...
I thought travel bans were racist…
I thought travel bans were racist…
You forgot the part about the first four cases were discovered in fully vaxed people.
Anything to keep it in the news and people's heart full of fear.
Maybe there is a vaccine that could contain the COVID 19 mutations. This could end its existence as long as enough are vaccinated. It mutates to survive. Just a thought. 🔥🦁♥️🌏
let's see it in reverse - what brought this to South Africa - they should desire to ban flights in - tourists ? still unknown🌏 - Sars-CoV-2 other than it's a killer/highly infectious and the basics of masking / washing hands / distancing is saving lives - mitigation
Normally when a more infectious mutation happens, the fatality rate of the virus also drops. Idk if it's always the case.
Panic selling on Wall Street because of “appears” and “could”.
Why is every covid virus worse then the one before? It's getting ridiculous. How worse can worse get?🙄
The reason why most of us do not make any beneficial remarks in forex trade and bitcoin investment is because we are quick to give up. Have you tried Miss Stella? Well if you have you won't leave or look for another, she's real stellafxjeffrey
JoanieReb And China. Plan for more. I Hope the Antivax Minorities are continuing to Solely watch FauxNewz. Zero coverage. So: Live and Let Die... Have a Nice Day.😃
Stop,spreading fear!
I heard the new variant is called Elon, since under the microscope it looks like a douchebag? Any truth to this discovery?
Just to grab the tourism bucks for yourself.
If you just tell them all to not listen the media, it will stop the spread.
Those mutations in the spike protein is what will, if not this time, eventually evade the mRNA vaccines. Which is why it was so important for everyone to get vaccinated right away to give the virus less of a population to mutate in. Siggghhhh.
Scary.
Don't care.
You will care when it hit you in the chest like breakthrough delta did to yours truly.
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