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Originally Posted by jfman
Do they mean the original South African variant or do they mean the highly transmissible UK variant that developed the same mutation as the SA variant? It’s easy to lose track in all the vaccine spin.
If it is the latter it certainly explains the door to door testing to find cases.
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They mean the SA mutation which although shares the N501Y variant but also the E484K one.
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Laboratory tests have shown that the E484K mutation may be able to escape the body’s antibodies to some extent and is therefore of potential public health concern, so it’s one we’re monitoring closely. All cases with this mutation are currently being followed-up closely and monitored in the UK.
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https://publichealthmatters.blog.gov...d-19-variants/