Category: Vaccine
Coronavirus mutation B.1.1.7 has probably long been in Germany. The problem is laboratories don’t look closely enough.
“Richard Neher, who heads the Research Center Evolution of Bacteria and Viruses at the University of Basel, explains: The increase in the infectivity of the variant is “primarily estimated from the rate at which it displaces other variants”. More...
Professor Devi Sridhar: “The UK situation with this new variant is not good”
More...From everything I can gather, the UK situation with this new variant is not good.
The Alpha variant may have evolved within a chronically-infected individual
The unusual genetic divergence of lineage B.1.1.7 may have resulted, at least in part, from virus evolution with a chronically-infected individual
“What evolutionary processes or selective pressures might have given rise to lineage B.1.1.7? More...
New UK coronavirus mutation N501Y ‘identified in September’. Also seen in Denmark and Australia
A World Health Organisation (WHO) official has said a new strain of coronavirus in the South East was identified in September. More...
Adverse reactions reported to Pfizer coronavirus vaccine in multiple US states
- One Chicago hospital pauses its program after four workers suffer ill-effects
- CDC confirms at least six have had adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccine
- In Alaska, three health care workers needed medical attention after getting shots
- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9071431/CDC-CONFIRMS-six-people-suffered-adverse-reactions-COVID-vaccine.html
New variant of SARS-CoV-2 ‘may be spreading faster’ in South Africa
A new variant of Sars-Cov-2, which has similarities to the new strain recently discoverd in the UK is spreading fast in South Africa. More...
New UK coronavirus mutation “may be associated with rodent/mustelid adaptation”
“What else do we know about mutations at S:501 more generally? More...
First case of coronavirus detected in wild animal
The first known case of coronavirus in a wild animal has been reported, leading to calls for widespread monitoring of wildlife. More...
Public Health Engand investigating a new coronavirus mutation in England
A new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) has been identified across the South East of England. More...
Snow leopards are the latest animals to be infected with coronavirus
Snow leopards at the Louisville Zoo are the latest animals to be infected with the coronavirus. More...