Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19) in addition to the continued spread of the virus also continues to mutate, the emergence of the British, South Africa, Brazil variant of the virus, and now the United Kingdom to investigate the newly discovered two variants of the virus, the British variant of the virus and then mutated, has spread in Bristol (Bristol), Liverpool, at least 76 people infected.
Comprehensive foreign media reports, the British Respiratory Virus Advisory Group said that the first variant of the virus found in Kent in southeastern England, has been found in the southwest of Bristol virus mutation, Bristol and Manchester area has 21 people have been infected, in addition to Liverpool also found a new variant of the virus, is currently under investigation, according to the British health unit statistics, there are now 76 people infected with these two new strains.
The E484K mutation in the spike protein of the mutant virus is of greatest concern, as it makes it more difficult for the virus to be detected by the immune system, thus reducing the protective effect of the vaccine; however, the advisory group believes that the vaccine can still prevent serious illness.
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