BREAKING—First two community transmission cases of the worrisome #SARSCoV2 strain #B1351 first seen in South Africa 🇿🇦 have been detected in South Carolina. No travel history in either cases. #B1352 is the one seen to evade antibodies. #COVID19
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2) The variant -- also known as B.1.351 -- has raised concerns over being more transmissible than other versions of the virus, and potentially evading the immune protection offered by antibodies. Experts say they believe vaccines will still be effective against the variant.
3) "The arrival of the SARS-CoV-2 variant in our state is an important reminder to all South Carolinians that the fight against this deadly virus is far from over," Dr. Brannon Traxler, the health department's interim public health director, said in a statement Thursday.
4) The #B1352 variant has been detected in over 30 other countries, according to the World Health Organization
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