|
Re: Coronavirus
Quote:
Originally Posted by OLD BOY
Well, would you mind telling me which variants are immune to the available vaccines? There is no point in worrying about something that has not happened.
We have been told that modified inoculations will be available this autumn, anyway. It takes only a few weeks to modify it as required.
|
https://news.sky.com/story/is-the-in...erned-12280387
Quote:
Is the Indian variant more transmissible and will vaccines still work against it?
Dr Gurdasani, who trained as a doctor and worked in India for 10 years, said it is "very likely it's more transmissible".
She said: "There are two mutations here. The first is similar to the Manaus variant and we know that is affecting vaccine effectiveness.
"The second is the same as the Californian, which has been associated in labs with escaping immunity - both of antibodies and T-cells - and also increased transmissibility."
She continued: "This is quite worrying, it builds a really concerning picture as it ticks all the boxes for rising cases and outcompeting the vaccine.
"We don't have definitive data but we can see from the other variants there's more than enough to be concerned about."
Dr Gurdasani added that the Indian variant shares the same mutation as both the South African and Manaus variants, which has been associated with a reduction of effectiveness in the Oxford-AstraZeneca, Johnson and Johnson and Novavax vaccines.
|
The problem is, we don’t know, and until we do, caution should be our watchword, because we have recent first-hand experience of what happens when we don’t.
__________________
Thank you for calling the Abyss.
If you have called to scream, please press 1 to be transferred to the Void, or press 2 to begin your stare.
If my post is in bold and this colour, it's a Moderator Request.
|