US regulator approves vaccines for latest COVID strains

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US regulator approves vaccines for latest COVID strains

COVID-19: B.1.1.529 Variant detected in South Africa and spreading quickly

This has more mutations than previous variants so vaccination and previous infection may be less protective

It was only detected a week ago though, so everything about it is uncertain.

Nature's write up: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-03552-w

Twitter thread: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1463885550633590793.html

(Poster's bio: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/clinical-operational-research-unit/team)

The UK have already announced travel restrictions for travellers arriving from South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe and Namibia. EU are planning similar restrictions: https://www.npr.org/2021/11/26/1059319131/eu-wants-to-stop-flights-from-southern-africa-over-variant

The WHO are having an emergency meeting to discuss the emergence. France24 story: https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20211125-scientists-in-south-africa-detect-new-covid-19-variant-that-poses-major-threat

(Compiled from various sources including a Mastodon toot.)

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