Category: Mutation
Chile vaccinates nearly a quarter of its population against coronavirus in a month, yet its infection rate is spiralling
Chile has begun administering second doses of Covid-19 vaccines as it presses ahead with an impressive vaccination campaign that has seen the Latin American nation become one of the fastest in the world. More...
Ireland: Coronavirus confirmed as ‘significant factor’ in four stillbirths
Covid-19 has been confirmed as a “significant factor” in four stillbirths, an Nphet briefing heard tonight. More...
Air pollution by fine particles may be responsible for worsening the coronavirus epidemic
For the second week in a row contaminations and hospitalizations linked to Covid-19 rose again between February 22 and 28. More...
CDC: First Identified Cases of SARS-CoV-2 Variant P1 in the United States — Minnesota, January 2021
The first Minnesota P.1 variant case was identified in a person who became symptomatic in early January and was hospitalized for 9 days. More...
Immune plasma of COVID-19 convalescent blood donors had 6-fold less neutralizing capacity against the P1 variant than against the B-lineage
The immune plasma of COVID-19 convalescent blood donors had 6-fold less neutralizing capacity against the P.1 than against the B-lineage. More...
In Lazio, Italy, 70% of coronavirus patients are in their 50’s
In Lazio the forty-year-olds who fall ill with Covid-19 are increasing and they have to go to hospitals. More...
Coronavirus variant discovered in Varese “differs in the sequencing of the entire spike protein”
A very rare variant of Covid found in Varese differs in the sequencing of the entire spike protein, of which a similar case has been identified only in Thailand. More...
New coronavirus variant in Oregon has B.1.1.7 backbone with E484K mutation – “seems to have evolved independently”
The new coronavirus variant that surfaced in Oregon has the same B.1.1.7 backbone, but also a mutation – E484K, or “Eek” – seen in variants of the virus circulating in South Africa, Brazil and New York City. More...
Imperial College: SARSCoV2 coronavirus variant P1 is more transmissible, evasive, and growing rapidly in Brazil
Researchers estimate that the P.1 VOC is between 1.4–2.2 times more transmissible than non-VOC lineages. More...