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South Africans being infected with Covid-19 variant AGAIN after recovering from virus – WHO chief scientist
12 Feb, 2021 18:03
Some people in South Africa have been re-infected with variants of Covid-19 after they had already recovered from the virus, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) chief scientist, Soumya Swaminathan, said on Friday.
“We are now getting reports of people getting re-infected with the new variant of the virus, and there have been some initial reports from South Africa suggesting that people who have had prior infection could get infected again,” she told a WHO news briefing.
....One study from South Africa published in pre-print format last month found the country’s indigenous mutation, 501Y.V2, showed “substantial or complete escape” from the human body’s neutralizing antibodies that target Covid-19.
“These data highlight the prospect of re-infection” and may “foreshadow reduced efficacy” of vaccines....
https://www.rt.com/news/515422-who-s...fection-covid/
12 Feb, 2021 18:03
Some people in South Africa have been re-infected with variants of Covid-19 after they had already recovered from the virus, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) chief scientist, Soumya Swaminathan, said on Friday.
“We are now getting reports of people getting re-infected with the new variant of the virus, and there have been some initial reports from South Africa suggesting that people who have had prior infection could get infected again,” she told a WHO news briefing.
....One study from South Africa published in pre-print format last month found the country’s indigenous mutation, 501Y.V2, showed “substantial or complete escape” from the human body’s neutralizing antibodies that target Covid-19.
“These data highlight the prospect of re-infection” and may “foreshadow reduced efficacy” of vaccines....
https://www.rt.com/news/515422-who-s...fection-covid/
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