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Published: Jan 06, 2021 By Mark Terry SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has mutated into several strains. Most of them are not particularly different than the primary strains, but two, B.1.1.7, which was first observed in the U.K., and now 501.V2, which originated in South Africa, have virologists watching closely. Although neither strain appears to be more deadly or to cause more severe illness than earlier strains, both appear to be more transmissible, or “catchy.” The South African variant has been identified in the U.K., Switzerland, Finland, Japan, Australia, Zambi...

Dr. Scott Gottlieb explains why vaccinating Americans against Covid is critical, especially as the South Africa variant appears to inhibit antibody drugs.

» The coronavirus variant in South Africa seems to evade antibody drugs, which is 'very concerning,' ex-FDA chief Scott Gottlieb says The coronavirus variant in South Africa seems to evade antibody drugs, which is 'very concerning,' ex-FDA chief Scott Gottlieb says Dr. Catherine Schuster-BruceJan 6, 2021, 20:22 IST Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb talks with Margaret Brennan on "Face the Nation" in Washington DC March 8, 2020Chris Usher/CBS via Getty Images Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former Food and Drug Administration commissioner, said Tuesday that a coronavirus variant identified...

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Though COVID-19 vaccines will likely render effective against the South African coronavirus variant -- according to an infectious disease expert -- the former head of the  U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said the strain may "obviate" other countermeasures, including antibody drugs. The South African virus variant, known as 501Y.V2, has sparked serious concern, and the strain has already been described as more infectious than the COVID-19 virus identified at the start of the pandemic. In South Africa, i...

By   Jan 06, 2021 06:31 AM EST One more strain called the South African COVID-19 variant has one side-effect that needs to be confirmed. A scientist states that it might cause antibody drugs as useless medication.   Viruses mutate all the time; some mutation is good or bad for it. Recently, the UK variant arose that is more infectious, not necessarily fatal. The South African strain is active in several places globally, and it has one more surprise for everyone.  Dr. Scott Gottlieb said that vaccinations had taken a new urgency as the strain from South Africa could negate the effects of a...