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What To Know About The New COVID Strain Found In South Africa?
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has announced the detection of a new Covid-19 strain in South Africa with one of the highest number of mutations. The institute said 22 positive cases of the new variant have been recorded in the country following genomic sequencing. While South Africa’s Health Minister Joe Phaahla said the variant…
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Facts About The South African Coronavirus Variant
First detected in South Africa, the B.1.351 of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has spread to dozens of countries around the world. Fact Check The B.1.351 is not a different virus. As the SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads around the world, it constantly mutates which leads to the emergence of new strains. The B.1.351 is a variant of the coronavirus.…
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Antibodies From a Covid-19 Variant May Offer Cross-Protection
South African scientists are suggesting that the antibodies triggered by exposure to the country’s coronavirus variant might likely prevent infection by other variants of the virus. If the study is successfully peer-reviewed, it offers hope that COVID-19 vaccines based on the South African variant (501Y.V2) could protect against the multiple mutations circulating in different parts…