Coronavirus vaccines have the same effect on the new strain of infection as on others. So the effect of the drug was assessed by the head of the Disease Prevention Department of the Italian Ministry of Health Giovanni Rezza, he is quoted by RIA Novosti .
“The new variant of SARS-CoV-2, which is now found in London and the southeast of the UK, has mutations in a protein on the surface of the virus, the so-called spike (spike – approx. ” Lenta.ru “) Although there are hypotheses that these mutations can increase the tolerance of the virus, they seem to do not alter his clinical aggressiveness or his response to the vaccine, “he explained.
Earlier, German epidemiologist Karl Lauterbach spoke about the consequences of the new mutation COVID-19 … First of all, it can lead to higher risks of infection, as well as more dangerous variants of infection.
On December 14, UK Health Minister Matthew Hancock reported that a a new strain of SARS-CoV-2 that spreads faster than the original form. The virus is more easily transmitted from person to person and therefore more contagious, he said.