As U.K. faces mutant virus surge over Christmas. It is unknown if the current vaccines will offer protection

[esalla]

As U.K. faces mutant virus surge over Christmas, experts warn U.S.: 'It's coming' (nbcnews.com)


LONDON — Dozens of countries have effectively tried to seal off the islands of the United Kingdom in a drastic attempt to halt the global spread of a new coronavirus variant.

But it may be too late, some experts warn.

The new variant — apparently so infectious it prompted Prime Minister Boris Johnson to effectively cancel Christmas for millions — has already been detected in places as far flung as Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Iceland and Australia.

A similar variant, which emerged separately but shares the same mutation in its spike protein, has been detected in South Africa, according to Nextstrain, an open-source project that tracks genetic codes in real time.

Will Joe Biden require bubble suits in the supermarket? or will he just weld Americans in their apartments to starve like China did?

Coronavirus: Residents 'welded' inside their own homes in China - LBC

 

[badger2]

Remember that the mutation was first discovered in mice in Beijing, and that it has been detected in Denmark, South Africa, and Australia. The stats on just who is susceptible remain esoteric information.

 

[harmonica]

......really doesn't matter---it's very hard to defend against even the ''old''' strain

 

[WinterBorn]

The experts I have seen comment say the new vaccines should work just as well against this new mutation.

COVID virus mutation explained and how it affects the vaccine (wsfa.com)
COVID-19 Will Mutate — What That Means for a Vaccine (healthline.com)
Will the New COVID Strain Make the Vaccine Useless? Experts Weigh In (bestlifeonline.com)

 

[badger2]

The new strain is nevertheless acting out a hydrogen trajectory similar to influenza virus, and just because the Chinese first discovered it in mice does not mean that it will expand in humans. The important thing to know is that the Chinese know about its biology in nature, and are the only ones that can manipulate (and sell to vaccine makers) this esoterica.