The Brazilian variant of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) is now the country’s second most prevalent strain of the virus, next to the coronavirus variant from the United Kingdom. Known as P1, the strain is believed to be more infectious than the original and the other mutations, but it is unclear by how much. According to the latest data … Continue reading Brazilian P1 variant now second most prevalent coronavirus strain in the country
Post-vaccine SUPER STRAINS emerge: Coronavirus pandemic in Brazil beginning to affect younger people at higher rates
As the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to sweep through Brazil, younger Brazilians are dying from it at higher, more alarming rates. Brazil is currently going through its worst period of the coronavirus pandemic. Every day, its caseloads and deaths regularly set new records for the country. (Related: Brazil relives the worst of the pandemic as coronavirus cases and … Continue reading Post-vaccine SUPER STRAINS emerge: Coronavirus pandemic in Brazil beginning to affect younger people at higher rates
South African coronavirus variant can make vaccines 30% less effective, warns SAGE
The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) has warned the United Kingdom that the country’s current crop of Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines may be as much as 30 percent less effective when dealing with the South African coronavirus variant. An analysis conducted by SAGE found that the South African strain, known as B.1.351, can make the antibodies produced by … Continue reading South African coronavirus variant can make vaccines 30% less effective, warns SAGE
Vaccine makers express confidence that their shots can take on new “mutant” strain of the same coronavirus their colleagues engineered in the first place
Big pharma companies involved in the creation of Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines are preparing to take on the “mutant strains” of the virus. Health authorities in the European Union and in the United Kingdom have been sounding the alarm as a new strain of the coronavirus has begun spreading rapidly throughout England. It was first detected around … Continue reading Vaccine makers express confidence that their shots can take on new “mutant” strain of the same coronavirus their colleagues engineered in the first place
Dr. Eddy Bettermann MD 