South African COVID-19 variant may have more immune evasion properties

Scientists in South Africa have detected a new coronavirus variant with multiple mutations. They have yet to establish whether it is more contagious or able to overcome the protection provided by vaccines or prior infection. https://loom.ly/JDnE6QQ #COVID19 #DeltaVariant #SouthAfricaCOVID #NewVariant #WADOH #ClarkCountyWa #VancouverWa #mutations #SouthAfricaNICD #C12genomes #CDC #WHO #RichardLessells #PfizrBioNTech #Moderna #MinnesotaBreakthrough #DrSaraOliver #IzmirMedicalAssociation #IncreasedTransmissibility #IHME #DrAliMokdad