Posted on 08/29/2021 7:12:24 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
A new coronavirus variant, C.1.2, has been detected in South Africa and a number of other countries, with concerns that it could be more infectious and evade vaccines, according to a new preprint study by South Africa's National Institute for Communicable Diseases and the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform. The study is awaiting peer review.
Scientists first detected C.1.2 in May 2021, finding that it was descended from C.1, which scientists found surprising as C.1 had last been detected in January. The new variant has "mutated substantially" compared to C.1 and is more mutations away from the original virus detected in Wuhan than any other Variant of Concern (VOC) or Variant of Interest (VOI) detected so far worldwide.
While first detected in South Africa, C.1.2 has since been found in England, China, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mauritius, New Zealand, Portugal and Switzerland.
The scientists believe that the number of available sequences of C.1.2 may be an underrepresentation of the spread and frequency of the variant in South Africa and around the world. The study found consistent increases in the number of C.1.2 genomes in South Africa on a monthly basis, rising from 0.2% of genomes sequenced in May to 1.6% in June and then to 2% in July, similar to the increases seen with the Beta and Delta variants there.
The study also found that the C.1.2 lineage has a mutation rate of about 41.8 mutations per year, which is nearly twice as fast as the current global mutation rate of the other variants. The scientists stated that this short period of increased evolution was also seen with the Alpha, Beta and Gamma variants, suggesting that a single event, followed by a spike in cases, drove faster mutation rates.
More than half of the C.1.2 sequences have 14 mutations, but additional mutations have been noticed in some of the sequences, suggesting that evolution within the lineage is ongoing, according to the study. More than half (about 52%) of the mutations in the spike region of the C.1.2 sequences have previously been seen in other VOCs and VOIs. The mutations N440K and Y449H, which have been associated with escape from certain antibodies, have also been noticed in C.1.2 sequences. The scientists stressed that the combination of these mutations, as well as changes in other parts of the virus, likely help the virus evade antibodies and immune responses , including in patients who have already been infected with the Alpha or Beta variants.
The scientists added that further work is required to understand the exact impact of these mutations and to see if they give the variant a competitive advantage over the Delta variant.
The study comes as a doctor in Turkey reported indications that a new coronavirus variant had been detected in the country, with tests detecting mutations that weren't found in the current variants named by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Dr. Lütfi Çamlı told Turkish media that while tests were conducted to detect the presence of variants around Turkey, doctors found a new variant with no connection to the other variants, reaching a rate of about 50%-60% of cases in the northern province of Rize. Çamlı stressed, however, that it is still unclear whether they have actually found a new variant or if it was just the result of false negativity in PCR tests.
The doctor additionally stressed that it is normal for new mutations to emerge in an epidemic and that the mutations recently found in Turkey may not have any serious effect on how the virus functions. Çamlı called for further research and for the results of genomic tests of the samples carried out in Ankara to be released to the public.
As of last Wednesday, the WHO had identified four VOCs and four VOIs. As of last Thursday, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) had identified five and six respectively. A number of other variants have been designated for further monitoring.
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We’re doomed.
Please say it’s the Omega Mu variant...
Right on schedule!
Anyone seeing a pattern? Anyone?
Matthew 24:6-8
King James Version
6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and. (pestilences),
and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
Great.
The Christmas canceler arrives.
Who knew ?!
The CDC stated last week that they could NOT differenate the Flu from the China Virus 19.
Hence the disappearance of the Flu in the USA in 2020-2021 in favor of the China Virus 19.
The psychological war will kill more than Covid Strain BS2999.
Folks are literally losing it in my area.
Mask wearing in the car driving solo.
Double masked and gloved up at the stores.
Shrinks are at a premium right now.
And it will get worse...
This 54!7s never gonna end.
“Please say it’s the omega mu variant...”
Not so fast Quickdraw, we still have the entire Klingon alphabet to go.
Let’s see ... Worldwide pharmaceutical conglomerate headed by wealthy Leftist offers wildly-enticing research grants to labs who somehow can “detect” possible new “variant” which will allow continuation of worldwide panic and fear for at least another couple of months as media slaves breathlessly report it.
After Lambda — Mu...Nu...then wuddayaknow Xi. [Looks chinese, but pronounced Z]
I’m so SKEEEEERED!! I need five more booster shots and many diapers on my face!! 😱
Not only will Christmas be canceled, but in order to be ‘safe’ from this new variant, you’ll have to give up all your guns and other weaponry, have all your savings and retirement accounts confiscated, and be transported to ‘safe camps’ so you can be ‘processed’.
Satire....or not?
Fauci opened up a new test tube.
Eli lilly had the FDA pause their antibody treatment and they now have to read a disclaimer to you when you call
This is a big deal.
People cant get the treatment because of a lesser known variant. I think this was one of them but not certain. One of the countries had South in the title
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