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WHO announce new names for Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus variants

The WHO have announced new names for the confusingly named sars-cov-2 variants. More...

June 1, 2021August 8, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Alpha, B.1.1.7, B.1.427, B.1.429, B.1.526, B.1.617, B.1.617.1, B.1.617.2, B.1.617.3, Beta, Coronavirus, Epsilon, Eta, Gamma, Iota, Kappa, P.1, P.2, P.3, Theta, Variants, Zeta

Brazil: P.1 mutates into new coronavirus variant P.1.2

A new variant of the Brazilian coronavirus has been identified this week, according to Rio de Janeiro health authorities. More...

May 8, 2021August 8, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com America, Brazil, Coronavirus, Health, Infection, Mutation, P.1, P.1.2, P.2, PCR, Science, Testing, Transmission

Brazil: First confirmed death from coronavirus REINFECTION reported

A 39-year-old Brazilian man who died of COVID-19 last month was suffering from a second bout of the illness, researchers said on Tuesday, making it the country’s first confirmed death from coronavirus reinfection. More...

April 21, 2021August 8, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com America, Brazil, Coronavirus, E484K, Health, Infection, P.1, P.2, Reinfection, Science, Testing, Transmission, Treatment

Ireland: 24 cases of P.1, 55 cases of B.1.351 and 3 cases of B.1.617 reported

Director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory Dr Cillian de Gascun said that there have been three cases of the recent variant [B.1.617] first identified in India. More...

April 20, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com B.1.351, B.1.617, Brazil, Coronavirus, Europe, Health, Infection, Ireland, P.1, PCR, Science, South Africa, Testing, Transmission, Variants

Brazil: rapid spread and high impact of the coronavirus VOC P.1 in Sao Paulo – March 2021

Here, we show evidence of how fast the VOC P.1 has spread in the most populated city in South America – Sao Paulo. More...

April 15, 2021December 15, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com America, Astrazeneca, B.1.1.28, B.1.1.7, Brazil, Coronavirus, E484Q, Health, Infection, Lockdown, N501Y, P.1, P.2, Science, Sinovac, Testing, Transmission, Vaccine, Variants

Brazil’s P.1 coronavirus variant mutating, may become more dangerous – OLD NEWS?

It’s all over the newspapers today – Brazil’s P1 coronavirus variant mutating, may become more dangerous was Reuters headline – but we think it’s OLD NEWS dating back to January 2021. More...

April 14, 2021August 8, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com America, Brazil, Coronavirus, Health, Infection, P.1, Science, Testing, Variants

SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus variants B.1.351 and P.1 escape from neutralizing antibodies

“In contrast, entry of the B.1.351 and P.1 variant was partially (Casirivimab) or fully (Bamlanivimab) resistant to antibodies used for COVID-19 treatment. More...

April 11, 2021August 8, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com B.1.351, Coronavirus, Health, Infection, P.1, Science, Testing, Vaccine

1,039 cases of Brazilian coronavirus variant P.1 reported in Canada

1/2 To date, ≥ 24,995 #VariantsOfConcern cases (↑8,131 since Apr.7), including 23,611 (↑8,112) B.1.1.7, 1,039 (↑16) P.1 & 345 (↑3) B.1.351 variants have been reported, with numbers highest in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, & Quebec.