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Scientists race to answer the question: Will vaccines protect us against omicron?
3 years, 1 month ago

Scientists race to answer the question: Will vaccines protect us against omicron?

NPR  

Scientists race to answer the question: Will vaccines protect us against omicron? In essence, they took about 20 mutations and put them all together onto one spike protein, which they call a "polymutant spike mutant." "Omicron appears to have certain combinations of mutations that together would confer more pervasive resistance to individual classes of antibodies," he says. "This polymutant spike …

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New evidence shows omicron likely spreads twice as fast as delta in South Africa
3 years, 1 month ago

New evidence shows omicron likely spreads twice as fast as delta in South Africa

NPR  

New evidence shows omicron likely spreads twice as fast as delta in South Africa Enlarge this image toggle caption Denis Farrell/AP Denis Farrell/AP Scientists in South Africa now have evidence that the omicron variant of the coronavirus spreads more than twice as quickly as the delta variant in that country. Detected a week ago and likely to outcompete delta Last …

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Vaccination after Covid infection gives some people ‘superhuman’ immunity, study finds
3 years, 4 months ago

Vaccination after Covid infection gives some people ‘superhuman’ immunity, study finds

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Those with this type of immunity could even have “some degree of protection against the …

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COVID-19 Vaccines Could Add Fuel To Evolution Of Coronavirus Mutations
3 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 Vaccines Could Add Fuel To Evolution Of Coronavirus Mutations

NPR  

COVID-19 Vaccines Could Add Fuel To Evolution Of Coronavirus Mutations Enlarge this image toggle caption David Ryder/Getty Images David Ryder/Getty Images Mutations in the new coronavirus could reduce the effectiveness of vaccines against it. Fauci also says that a fully vaccinated person is apparently better able to fend off virus variants, so it makes sense to get people the maximum …

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Vaccines Could Drive The Evolution Of More COVID-19 Mutants
3 years, 11 months ago

Vaccines Could Drive The Evolution Of More COVID-19 Mutants

NPR  

Vaccines Could Drive The Evolution Of More COVID-19 Mutants Mutant coronaviruses can make vaccines less effective. HARRIS: If the vaccine keeps virus levels low, even mutated viruses, the infected person won't produce enough to spread to other people. Andrew Read at Penn State University says, whatever the answers may be, vaccine resistance or escape, as it's called, isn't nearly as …

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