Researchers say a new COVID-19 variant has emerged in New York
The variant carries a mutation that appears to make vaccines less effective 02/25/2021
Photo (c) Brianna Mancini - Getty ImagesA new COVID-19 variant is spreading in New York City, and researchers say it could make vaccines less effective. The variant, called B.1.526, has emerged in diverse neighborhoods in New York City and in the various parts of the Northeast, according to researchers.
Concerningly, one of its mutations is the same as one found in the variant first detected in South Africa (B.1.351) a change that seems to somewhat weaken the body’s immune response to vaccines.
What We Know About the Three COVID Variants Found in New York Including B 1 526
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LANL: Explosives Chemist David Chavez Joins The Journal Of American Chemical Society Editorial Advisory Board
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LANL: Explosives Chemist David Chavez Added To Editorial Advisory Board Of Journal Of American Chemical Society - 8:28 am
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JACS Editor-in-Chief seeks to broaden diversity and inclusivity of the Journal’s peer review
David Chavez, deputy group leader of High Explosives Science and Technology (Q-5) group at Los Alamos National Laboratory has been added to a newly formed Editorial Advisory Board for the prestigious Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS) by the new Editor-in-Chief of the Journal, Erick Carreira.
The new Editorial Advisory Board, “has been crafted to be inclusive. Joining the typical group of established researchers heralding from academic institutions, the new Board welcomes ambitious faculty early on in their career path. This diversity of insight, opinions, experiences, and perspectives is sure to enrich discussions on the future of and vision for JACS,” Carreira wrote in an editorial in January.