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People who have had Covid could be just as vulnerable to new South African variant

People who have had Covid could be just as vulnerable to new South African variant
Nervtag chairman says mutations in virus could dull effectiveness of antibodies people had built up from previous infections
People who have already had coronavirus could be equally susceptible to the new South African strain of the virus, the chairman of the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (Nervtag) has warned.
Professor Peter Horby said mutations in the virus could dull the effectiveness of antibodies people had built up from previous infections, warning on Thursday that the new strain could also make new vaccines less effective . ....

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Mutant coronavirus strain started in Kent, Nervtag believes

Mutant coronavirus strain started in Kent, Nervtag believes
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The mutant strain of coronavirus originated in a person from Kent, scientists believe.
Experts from New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (Nervtag) have revealed today that the newly discovered, faster-spreading form of the illness originated in the county.
A coronavirus warning in Sheerness High Street, which is in Swale - one the worst-hit parts of the county
It was previously reported that it was first recorded in the county but its origins were not clear at the time.
Its chairman, Professor Peter Horby, told the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee it has become the most prevalent version of Covid-19 in Kent and London. ....

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Analysis: what we know about the new virus variant

The new variant has been spreading widely in London and the South East
Credit: Jason Alden/Bloomberg
It is now more than a week since Matt Hancock announced in the Commons that a new coronavirus variant had been detected in south-east England – and was responsible for a rapid surge in infections.
Since then experts have been racing to understand this new mutation, known as B.1.1.7 or VUI-202012/01, while some commentators have accused the Government of using the variant as an excuse for tightening restrictions over Christmas.
Scientists have denied this. “I don t think there s been any egging up , as far as I can tell,” Professor Peter Horby, chair of the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (Nervtag), told MPs on Wednesday. “This is a new variant which is of concern.” ....

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