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New COVID-19 Variant C.1.2 Sparking International Concern

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Mary Wilson

Well-known member
Published: Aug 30, 2021
By Mark Terry

As the world struggles to get the COVID-19 pandemic under control, the virus continues to mutate, particularly in unvaccinated populations. A new variant, C.1.2., which was first detected in South Africa in May, is causing public health experts worldwide to keep an eye out for its presence as it seems to be more infectious and even more resistant to vaccines than other variants.

So far, C.1.2. has been identified in South Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mauritius, China, New Zealand, England, Switzerland and Portugal. It seems to have an unusually high mutation rate and more mutations than other variants of concern (VOCs) or variants of interest (VOIs).

Researchers at South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases and the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform found C.1.2 has a mutation rate of about 41.8 mutations per year, nearly double the current global mutation rate observed in other VOCs.

https://www.biospace.com/article/al...t-c-1-2-is-a-new-covid-19-variant-of-concern/
 
New COVID-19 Variant C.1.2 Detected In South Africa Can Mutate 1.7 Times Faster, Experts Warn About Symptoms

Updated : August 30, 2021 11:12 AM IST
Written by Satata Karmakar

... The variant has evolved from C.1, one of the lineages that dominated the first wave of SARS-CoV-2 infections in South Africa and were last detected in January 2021. According to the experts, C.1.2 is a deadly coronavirus variant that is associated with increased transmissibility and reduced neutralisation sensitivity. "Compared to C.1, the new variant has "mutated substantially" and is more mutations away from the original virus detected in Wuhan than any other Variant of Concern (VOC) or VOI detected so far worldwide," a researcher was quoted as saying.

C.1.2 Can Have 41.8 Mutations Every Year How Threatening Is It?

The study showed that C.1.2 has 41.8 mutations per year. It is approximately 1.7-fold faster than the current global rate and 1.8-fold faster than the initial estimate of SARS-CoV-2 evolution.

https://www.thehealthsite.com/news/...es-faster-experts-warn-about-symptoms-834575/
 
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