Posted on 01/30/2021 6:50:32 PM PST by SeekAndFind
The B.1.351 variant from South Africa of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus was confirmed to be in Maryland by Governor Larry Hogan on Jan. 30.
State officials confirmed the variant’s existence in the state via their department of health after consulting the CDC.
The virus strain is still under research and appears to be more transmissible than other variants, but hasn’t shown to cause more severity in the illness or risk of death.
The case implicates an adult residing in the Baltimore metro region who has not traveled outside the country. Authorities are tracing his potential contacts to test and/or quarantine.
“State health officials are closely monitoring the B.1.351 variant of SARS-CoV-2 in the state,” Gov. Hogan said in a release. “We strongly encourage Marylanders to practice extra caution to limit the additional risk of transmission associated with this variant. Please continue to practice standard public health and safety measures, including mask wearing, regular hand washing, and physical distancing.”
Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, and Novavax said that their vaccines have not been as successful against the B.1.351 strain.
The Wexner Medical Center in Ohio said on Jan. 13 their scientists had also detected a new variant.
The scientists say that this variant “carries a mutation identical to the U.K. strain,” but that it plausibly came into existence from a genus already in existence in the United States.
Additionally, the document asserts that three mutations were found together for the first time in another SARS-CoV2 strain that evolved in the United States.
(Excerpt) Read more at theepochtimes.com ...
I wonder how they come up with names like this ...
It’s probably following a pre-determined nomenclature for viruses.
Like Stars.
(Don’t buy from one of those companies that claim they will name a star after you and register it ‘internationally’.
Stars are also named by an official registry.)
Larry Hogan looks like a virus Kootie.
“Three mutations were found together”
Pelosi, Schiff and Nadler.
This variant has multiple mutations in the spike protein, including K417N, E484K, N501Y. Unlike the B.1.1.7 lineage detected in the UK, this variant does not contain the deletion at 69/70.
This variant was first identified in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa, in samples dating back to the beginning of October 2020, and cases have since been detected outside of South Africa, including the United States
The variant also was identified in Zambia in late December 2020, at which time it appeared to be the predominant variant in the country.
Currently there is no evidence to suggest that this variant has any impact on disease severity.
There is some evidence to indicate that one of the spike protein mutations, E484K, may affect neutralization by some polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies
B.1.1.7 lineage (a.k.a. 20I/501Y.V1 Variant of Concern (VOC) 202012/01)
This variant has a mutation in the receptor binding domain (RBD) of the spike protein at position 501, where the amino acid asparagine (N) has been replaced with tyrosine (Y). The shorthand for this mutation is N501Y. This variant also has several other mutations, including:
-69/70 deletion: occurred spontaneously many times and likely leads to a conformational change in the spike protein
-P681H: near the S1/S2 furin cleavage site, a site with high variability in coronaviruses. This mutation has also emerged spontaneously multiple times.
This variant is estimated to have first emerged in the UK during September 2020.
Since December 20, 2020, several countries have reported cases of the B.1.1.7 lineage, including the United States.
This variant is associated with increased transmissibility (i.e., more efficient and rapid transmission).
In January 2021, scientists from UK reported evidence[1] that suggests the B.1.1.7 variant may be associated with an increased risk of death compared with other variants.
Early reports found no evidence to suggest that the variant has any impact on the severity of disease or vaccine efficacy.
P.1 lineage (a.k.a. 20J/501Y.V3)
The P.1 variant is a branch off the B.1.1.28 lineage that was first reported by the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) in Japan in four travelers from Brazil, sampled during routine screening at Haneda airport outside Tokyo.
The P.1 lineage contains three mutations in the spike protein receptor binding domain: K417T, E484K, and N501Y.
There is evidence to suggest that some of the mutations in the P.1 variant may affect its transmissibility and antigenic profile, which may affect the ability of antibodies generated through a previous natural infection or through vaccination to recognize and neutralize the virus.
-A recent study reported on a cluster of cases in Manaus, the largest city in the Amazon region, in which the P.1 variant was identified in 42% of the specimens sequenced from late December.[5] In this region, it is estimated that approximately 75% of the population had been infected with SARS-CoV2 as of October 2020. However, since mid-December the region has observed a surge in cases. The emergence of this variant raises concerns of a potential increase in transmissibility or propensity for SARS-CoV-2 re-infection of individuals.This variant was identified in the United States at the end of January 2021.
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He’s your typical feckless, absolutely useless Republican who thinks he’s going to be accepted by the Left.
B.1.351. Hmmm A variant with a numbering protocol that allows for 260,000 possible values, having achieved the 11,350th iteration. How are they tracking 11,350 variants, to know where they “come from”. Anything to take the attention from Wuhan Labs, CCP, PRC, LLC, Incorporated.
Screw this stupid bug. And all it’s “variants “. It’s a communist plot !!!
The common cold [like the “coronavirus”] has a bazillion “variants”, which is why they have never developed a vaccine and never will.
If you stop living because you fear death, what have you gained?
/FU WuFluCoup, all your “variants”, and the plot you rode in on
So, what is the point of getting the current vaccine?
Yesterday I posted on CBC (Canada) an article from canada.ca, government site (flue Update), how there were only 55 cases of influenza this season compare to 18,100 from previous 6 year average.
Guess what?
I got Flagged! Can't make this crap up man. Unreal reality we live in.
This variant has multiple mutations in the spike protein, including K417N, E484K, N501Y. Unlike the B.1.1.7 lineage detected in the UK, this variant does not contain the deletion at 69/70.
This variant was first identified in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa, in samples dating back to the beginning of October 2020, and cases have since been detected outside of South Africa, including the United States
The variant also was identified in Zambia in late December 2020, at which time it appeared to be the predominant variant in the country.
Currently there is no evidence to suggest that this variant has any impact on disease severity.
There is some evidence to indicate that one of the spike protein mutations, E484K, may affect neutralization by some polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies
B.1.1.7 lineage (a.k.a. 20I/501Y.V1 Variant of Concern (VOC) 202012/01)
This variant has a mutation in the receptor binding domain (RBD) of the spike protein at position 501, where the amino acid asparagine (N) has been replaced with tyrosine (Y). The shorthand for this mutation is N501Y. This variant also has several other mutations, including:
-69/70 deletion: occurred spontaneously many times and likely leads to a conformational change in the spike protein
-P681H: near the S1/S2 furin cleavage site, a site with high variability in coronaviruses. This mutation has also emerged spontaneously multiple times.
This variant is estimated to have first emerged in the UK during September 2020.
Since December 20, 2020, several countries have reported cases of the B.1.1.7 lineage, including the United States.
This variant is associated with increased transmissibility (i.e., more efficient and rapid transmission).
In January 2021, scientists from UK reported evidence[1] that suggests the B.1.1.7 variant may be associated with an increased risk of death compared with other variants.
Early reports found no evidence to suggest that the variant has any impact on the severity of disease or vaccine efficacy.
P.1 lineage (a.k.a. 20J/501Y.V3)
The P.1 variant is a branch off the B.1.1.28 lineage that was first reported by the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) in Japan in four travelers from Brazil, sampled during routine screening at Haneda airport outside Tokyo.
The P.1 lineage contains three mutations in the spike protein receptor binding domain: K417T, E484K, and N501Y.
There is evidence to suggest that some of the mutations in the P.1 variant may affect its transmissibility and antigenic profile, which may affect the ability of antibodies generated through a previous natural infection or through vaccination to recognize and neutralize the virus.
-A recent study reported on a cluster of cases in Manaus, the largest city in the Amazon region, in which the P.1 variant was identified in 42% of the specimens sequenced from late December.[5] In this region, it is estimated that approximately 75% of the population had been infected with SARS-CoV2 as of October 2020. However, since mid-December the region has observed a surge in cases. The emergence of this variant raises concerns of a potential increase in transmissibility or propensity for SARS-CoV-2 re-infection of individuals.This variant was identified in the United States at the end of January 2021.
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Good Job CDC
This morning I was able to book a round-trip flight to Johannesburg. Out Wednesday. Return a week from today.
I suppose it would be racist to suspend travel to South Africa. Or maybe it would require that Dr Fauci and his colleagues use their brain.
But don’t worry, you need a face mask while you’re on the plane! You don’t want anyone who is also coming from South Africa to catch the new variant of Coronavirus you got while you were there. Instead, save it for the people at home.
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