Covid mutation accounts for up to 25% of state’s cases
An electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February shows the virus that causes COVID-19.
A Covid mutation is spreading in California, and one expert says it accounts for about 25% of California’s cases, health officials said at a news conference Sunday night.
There’s no evidence that the mutation, known as L452R, produces more dangerous symptoms but because it affects the protein in the Covid virus, there’s a chance that the new vaccines won’t be as effective in preventing the mutation.
Long Covid is a real and pressing concern, warns US National Institutes of Health director
From CNN s Naomi Thomas
Dr. Francis Collins, director of the US National Institutes of Health, has highlighted the need to understand more about lingering Covid-19 symptoms, and encouraged people to participate in a survey about the experience.
Over 400,000 Americans have lost their lives to Covid-19, Collins wrote in a blog post, “but thousands of others who’ve gotten sick and survived Covid-19 are finding that a full recovery can be surprisingly elusive.”
He described emerging “Long Covid syndrome” as a “real and pressing” public health concern.
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