The World Health Organization’s Emergency Committee, or WHO, will meet this week. To discuss the virusCOVID-19 new species from South Africa and England That spread in at least 50 countries around the world And raising concerns about widespread disease outbreaks By virusCOVID-19 New species are more spreadable than those found in China. As a result, many countries have to announce a new lockdown.
The corona virus (Sars-CoV-2) mutation worries scientists. Who are expediting research and find out that Will the current vaccine help protect against the virus? Especially The virus strain 501Y.V2 found in South Africa. And species found later in Brazil andJapanese However, experts say The vaccine will be able to protect against new strains of the virus. But the research still takes time to experiment.
“Current studies indicate that People infected with the new virus have more viral infections. Which makes it capable of spreading the infection to others, the evidence to support is The speed of number of people infected in the second wave Both in South Africa and in England”Mark Mendelson, professor of infectious diseases The University of Cape Town said.
However, previous research has found that Pfizer-biotech vaccine Can prevent this type of mutated virus But still need to do more studies Because the South African breed has a lot of mutations Including changes in viral protein thorns
Even a new virus discovered in South Africa has been a concern for scientists. But there is also a new mutant virus called E484K that may show a decrease in the effectiveness of the vaccine, which the WHO said was found in Japan. And further investigation is being carried out
“The more virusCOVID-19 How much is spread The more likely it is to change. The high epidemic means We’ll meet new species emerging, ”the WHO said.
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