Some good news (and incredibly fast work) on one of the mutations scientists are worried about: N501Y.
In these lab experiments serum from recovered #covid19 patients was just as good at neutralizing virus with the mutation as without it.
In these lab experiments serum from recovered #covid19 patients was just as good at neutralizing virus with the mutation as without it.
https://twitter.com/themenacherylab/status/1341460341293723650
This does not say anything about whether the mutation could make the virus more transmissible but it suggest the mutation alone at least does not mean the virus can widely infect people again.
Of course, both UK and SA variant have several additional mutations...
Of course, both UK and SA variant have several additional mutations...
I will let other people figure out how to cite a tweet in a scientific publication ;)
And a caveat that I did not think I would ever write:
This is not a peer-reviewed scientific paper but a tweet, so uhmmm, yeah obviously good to wait for a bit more data and so on...
This is not a peer-reviewed scientific paper but a tweet, so uhmmm, yeah obviously good to wait for a bit more data and so on...
Seeing a lot of people say this shows vaccines work against the UK variant. No. This is serum from naturally infected patients (not vaccinated) and the virus is not the UK variant, it just carries one of its mutations!
It’s still good news. And I’ll happily take that.
It’s still good news. And I’ll happily take that.
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