News from the UK: a new mutation is associated with immune escape – suggesting the virus is coming under pressure from highly vaccinated population inews.co.uk/news/politics/…
"Although case numbers are very low, the presence of E484K – known in virology circles as “Eeek” because of its vaccine-dodging qualities – is a cause for concern and Public Health England have classed it as a 'signal under investigation'."
"Scientists have warned... that a combination of highly transmissible Delta with an immune escape mutation could pose a threat to vaccines. The shift also suggests the virus is coming under pressure in a largely vaccinated population in the UK and is trying to adapt to survive."
On the upside: "The clusters of Delta + E484K may die out, as happened with the so-called “Delta Plus” variant in the UK earlier this summer, which was a combination of Delta with E484Q, another mutation of concern." Let's hope so.
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