Posted on 01/24/2021 5:00:51 PM PST by Capt. Tom
A new variant of COVID-19 that is inflicting heavy damage across Southern Africa can evade the immunity that is normally provided by previous infection, researchers are discovering.
The research is the latest to raise questions about the dangers of the new variants that were detected in South Africa, Britain and Brazil in recent weeks. Scientists have already warned that the new variants are about 50 per cent more transmissible than earlier variants.
It is still unclear whether the COVID-19 vaccines will be fully effective against the new variants, or whether the vaccines might need to be modified. Studies to be published in South Africa in the next few days or weeks should help to answer that crucial question, and their results will have “global importance,” according to Shabir Madhi, a prominent South African vaccinology professor,
The authors said the new data were worrisome, but they also noted that the vaccines could still produce a broader antibody response that will protect people against the new variants. They emphasized that vaccination is still absolutely recommended.
Earlier this week, South African scientists reported on similar research that showed a significant risk of reinfection from the new variant for people who had been infected by earlier variants.
“The blood samples from half the people we tested showed that all neutralizing activity was lost,” said a report this week by South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases. “This suggests that they may no longer be protected from reinfection.”
Researchers also examined South Africa’s data on COVID-19 tests. They found 4,000 potential cases of reinfection, where people had twice tested positive for the virus, with a minimum 90-day interval between the tests.
It appears that the mutations in the new variant “have allowed the virus to become resistant to antibody neutralization,” the South African institute said.
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Is there no end to this Covid virus?
Lets face it, the medial profession doesn't know whether they are on foot or horseback in dealing with this virus. -Tom
Muzzles & lockdowns 4EVAH! Woo hoo!
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I think people should be told to take Vitamin D3, Zinc, Magnesium and a few other vitamins to help them thru these times as a precautionary measure.
Sounds to me like this vaccine will not do much good and people will have to continue getting a new shot every so often should they choose to do so.
They will not let it end.
Gotta have something to control the masses with.
Well a China Bio lab produced virus is going to be pesky.
These new varieties ... The survival rate could drop from 99.5% to 99.4999999%, and it’s all Trump’s fault!!!!!!! DEAD! (If you capitalize and bold it, it makes them more dead, in addition to the ALL CAPS).
“It is still unclear whether the COVID-19 vaccines will be fully effective against the new variants, or whether the vaccines might need to be modified. Studies to be published in South Africa in the next few days or weeks should help to answer that crucial question, and their results will have “global importance,” according to Shabir Madhi, a prominent South African vaccinology professor,”
It’s all fake just ignore. Like the flu bros. We are wide open in Florida no issues here.
Sounds to me like this vaccine will not do much good and people will have to continue getting a new shot every so often should they choose to do so.
Hey, just like the "flu shots" we get now! So why could the WuFlu(s) be different?
It’s a corona virus like 30% of colds. Who gets immunity from colds ?
Try this link. -Tom
Why is it always Africa? It’s a petri dish for mad scientists.
They had the first vax trials in June.
Now they have “variants”.
Info in here
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(20)30401-X/fulltext
The vaccine has magical fairy dust sprayed on it.
Science!
Exactly. For people with no co-morbitities, the survival rate with no long term effects is 99.9%. And no politician is brave enough to see that the king is naked and call the mask mandate bullshit.
In other news, Bidet has appointed a health propaganda minister.
The minister’s resume includes decades of service as a witch-doctor!
F it all.
Let’s face the cold, hard facts.
If God wanted to get rid of all of us, wouldn’t he start first with Joy Behar?
I call this the The Joy Behar Tripwire.
When God grabs Joy, then I know things are serious.
Exactly
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