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  • What to know about the India coronavirus variant causing worries

    04/25/2021 11:58:15 AM PDT · by BeauBo · 109 replies
    Washington Examiner ^ | April 24, 2021 | David Hogberg
    A new variant of the coronavirus has developed in India, one that is making public health officials worried because it may be causing the country's terrible outbreak and could reduce the efficacy of available vaccines. The India variant, known as B.1.617 and first identified in October, has been dubbed the “double mutant” variant because it contains two mutations of interest, E484Q and L452R. These are mutations on the spike protein, the part of the virus that attaches to a cell. "Having two of these mutations which have been seen in other variants around the world are concerning, because there's a...