USA: 50 cases of coronavirus variant P.1 found in Barnstaple County, Cape Cod

Genetic sequencing of positive COVID-19 cases in the past week in Barnstable County, Cape Cod, has resulted in the identification of 50 cases of the P.1 virus variant that originated in Brazil, according to the state Department of Public Health.  More...

Italian vaccinated with Pfizer/Biontech vaccine is infected with Brazilian coronavirus variant 501YV2

A health professional at a hospital in L’Aquila, Italy, was infected with the variant Brazilian P.1 of the new coronavirus, even after being immunized with the vacina pharmaceutical company Pfizer in partnership with BioNTech.  More...