Coronavirus variants are what keep Dr. Scott Lindquist, an epidemiologist for Washington state, up at night.
So far, none of the most common variants show much ability to evade the effects of full vaccination. But several have shown the ability, both in laboratories and in real life, to re-infect people who recovered from natural coronavirus infection and to infect people who have been only partly vaccinated.
"If you look at trends over time, what we've seen is about for the last few weeks about 20 per cent of all variants have been the Gamma variant and that's remained stable for the last few weeks," he told CNN. In nine states, HHS has halted the distribution of two monoclonal antibody treatments from Eli Lilly and Co, citing reduced effectiveness against both the Gamma and Delta variants.
Hotez said the impact on immunity is linked to the mutations -- three of them -- that change the shape of the virus in the variant, making it harder for immune system proteins called antibodies to recognize and latch onto it. However, the spread of variants creates an environment where the strength of vaccination may not last forever.
Any time a virus is infecting someone, it is replicating and evolving -- and eventually, a variant strongly resistant to vaccines could emerge.That's why the White House is pushing so hard for people to get fully vaccinated.
September lockdown. On its way.
We didn’t vote for scientists! After next election the people should fire 🔥 all political elite and bureaucrats and elect new blood 🩸!It is obvious that political elite and media they don’t know or they are mean 🖕🖕🖕
Nobel Prize Montagnier explained that “there are antibodies, created by the vaccine,” forcing the virus to “find another solution” or die.This is where the variants are created. It is the variants that “are a production and result from the vaccination.” …
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There will be new variants every few days, why don’t we just concentrate on getting everyone vaccinated and stop the scare mongering. Say positive stuff please
There will be more new strains coming to Canada as long as premiers keep open their economies to allow to spread throughout Canada.
Canada’s response has most scientists worried
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Science is lost.
Lazzzyyyy media
DNA variants? Diversity Of heritage in which shows. Inheritance of human differences all good? Why is it disease? Did you test before covid? No baseline no variance. Hmm
All public health measures should stay in place indefinitely. You must keep yourself safe (scared), each other safe (community policing) for the greater good (Amazon sales).
worry worry worry worry worry worry worry
Oh okay. 😂😂🤦🏻♀️ how about we just lockdown forever then…we can live like hermits and amazon can finally take over the world with delivering us everything so we never leave our houses again.
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The scientists job is to worry. Now let them worry on their own since that’s how theu get money. As for as simpleton who can only live free. Let us live our lives
You must not stop fearing endless possibilities! Heed the health stasis fears! Help make us more wealthy with vaccines!
Lay off with the fear mongering. Why don’t you report some real news?
What’s happening?
It will go to z then it will be numbers. Until our economy officially collapses and they get the great reset. “ we will own nothing and be happy “ this only ends when we decide it does
and in other scientific news... water is wet. enough of the fear mongering!
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Called a booster shot they exist for all kinds of diseases .. open the damn country up..the real danger is not exposing people to germs which will make the common cold hit people like the flu.. keeping people in bubble wrap is doing more harm than good
BS
Stop preaching fear.. US seems to be doing just fine..
No more fear mongering
Just let us all die at this point. Depression is at an all time high, so many people lost their jobs, homes, marriages. Lockdowns can not continue.
so where is PHAC on this. what science are they doing. or we have to rely on americans again
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Move on ... it’s gonna happen and you deal with it. Must be a slow news day!!