GENEVA
Two top officials at the World Health Organization on Wednesday confirmed that there is no indication that the various viruses identified in South Africa or found in the UK are capable of resisting used or unvaccinated vaccines. they are a more serious disease.
The WHO executive director of health emergencies, Dr. Mike Ryan, and Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, the global health agency’s technical head on COVID-19, participated in a live public social media event on COVID-19 that was heard in many countries.
They were about reports that a variant of the virus found in South Africa could resist vaccines that have been released and are currently being administered in countries in different parts of the world.
“We have no indication that the vaccines being dispensed are affected. That is good news. That is the information we have so far, and investigations are ongoing,” van said. Kerhove.
The South African variant, now more widely known as “501.V2.” it was first discovered in the Nelson Mandela Bay area in October. Research has shown that it could be circulated from as early as the end of August.
Although this variation has only been detected in a few cases outside South Africa, WHO said Tuesday is rising higher in numbers of countries. These include the UK, France, France, Finland, Switzerland, Japan, Austria, and Zambia.
“What we understand from this virus is that people infected with this variant have the same disease manifestation compared to other SARS-CoV-2 viruses,” van Kerkhove said.
She said they have the same level of concern as measured by the number of people in need of hospitalization, and those dying of disease.
“So there is no change in the depth of disease.
However, a WHO epidemiologist said there appears to be an increase in transmission with this virus compared to the “other wild-type viruses.”
“And the increase is an increase in the number of people that one person can catch.
Ryan noted that changes of the virus have been around “from the very beginning,” back in February and March last year.
“We’ve seen different viruses, different variations that will be different,” Ryan said.
“Variation means where there is a slight difference in the genetic code of the virus. That certainly does not mean that the virus behaves differently.”
Ryan said the differences could affect how the virus binds to human cells or how the virus can reproduce successfully in the human body.
“But it hasn’t changed the way the virus spreads.”
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