Texas student tests positive for new COVID-19 variant
New variant similar to U.K. variant but has extra mutation
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Researchers are now studying a new COVID-19 variant recently discovered in a person in Texas.
“It’s not the Brazil variant, it’s not any of the other variants that people have heard of. It’s in a different spot and we don’t want this to slip under the radar and go undetected,” Ben Neuman, chief virologist at the Global Health Research Complex at Texas A&M said. “We’re trying to be an early warning system and pick up these things before they become a problem. What we found were three interesting mutants and I think the most interesting of these is one that we call the BV-1.”
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School of Medicine: Study questioning use of face masks isn t from Stanford
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A person wearing a protective mask carries pizza boxes on The Embarcadero in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wednesday began recommending that Americans wear a cloth mask over a medical mask to slow the spread of Covid-19, along with other options to improve mask fit. Photographer: David Paul Morris/BloombergDavid Paul Morris/Bloomberg
The Stanford University School of Medicine issued a statement Wednesday in an attempt to distance itself from a widely debunked journal article that questioned to use of face masks during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Scientists at Texas A&M University’s Global Health Research Complex say they’ve detected a new Covid-19 variant that shows signs of a more contagious strain that causes more severe illness and appears to be resistant to antibodies, CNBC reported. According to the report, the new variant, BV-1, named after its Brazos Valley origin, was found during Texas A&M’s routine coronavirus screening via aliva sample in a young student who had mild cold-like symptoms. The student tested positive for Covid on March 5 and tested positive again on March 25, showing that the new strain may cause a longer infection in younger people. The student’s symptoms resolved by April 2 and a third test on April 9 came back negative.