New variant: C.1.2 spreads faster; Vaccine protection is also not beneficial

Detection that the new variant of the corona virus, C1.2, spreads rapidly and survives vaccines. New varieties have been found in South Africa and many other countries, such as England and Australia.

A study by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) found that the new variant did not protect against the vaccine. The first C1.2 variant was discovered in South Africa in May this year.

It has been found in China, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mauritius, England, New Zealand, Portugal and Switzerland until August 13. The researchers say that the new variant has more mutations than any other variant ever discovered around the world. The mutation rate for the new variant is 41.9. The study also found mutations in the spike area of ​​the virus that have the potential to bypass the immune system.

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