Tag: N501Y.V2
Finland: Had two coronavirus vaccine doses but was still infected with the South African variant
A South African variant of the virus has been detected in sequencing from one previously reported chain of infection in the Essote area of Finland. More...
Three cases of South African coronavirus variant B.1.351 confirmed in Czech kindergarten
Elisabeth Pharmacon laboratory in Brno, Czech Republic has detected three cases of the South African mutation of the coronavirus, in samples taken in a local kindergarten. More...
Outbreak of South African coronavirus variant in Copenhagen, authorities ring doorbells and send texts to residents. N502YV2
There is an outbreak of a South African coronavirus variant B.1.3.5.1 in the North-West quarter of Copenhagen. More...
Pfizer says South African variant 501Y.V2 B.1.351 could reduce vaccine protection by up to 66%
A laboratory study suggests that the South African variant of the coronavirus N501Y.V2 More...
Two Israelis reinfected with South African variant B1351 N501V2 after recovery from coronavirus
The Israeli Health Ministry said Sunday that the the South African strain B.1351 N501Y.V2 More...
Fauci: new coronavirus variant has caused reinfection in South Africa
Fauci: “When we were communicating with our many scientific and public health colleagues in South Africa, they were telling us over the phone ‘something strange is going on right now, we have people who were infected several months ago, who now with this new strain are getting reinfected, which is telling you that the immune response induced to the first infection wasn’t good enough to prevent the second infection”
https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-vaccine-updates-01-30-21/index.html More...
Novavax vaccine works well except on N501Y.V2 South Africa variant
An early analysis in Britain found that the Novavax vaccine had an efficacy rate of nearly 90 percent. More...