AstraZeneca: We study the effect of the antibodies in our vaccine on the new Corona mutant

AstraZeneca said it hopes its coronavirus antibody vaccine will be effective against the South African mutation of the disease, B.1.1.529.

“As with any new mutation, we are looking at the B.1.1.529 strain for more information and how the vaccine interacts with it,” added AstraZeneca.

The company confirmed that it has already started the research in “Botswana” to get more information on the new boom.

A new type of coronavirus has been discovered in South Africa which scientists say is cause for concern due to its high number of mutations and its rapid spread among young people in Gauteng, the country’s most populous province.

Europe is once again the global hub of the epidemic, while the highly contagious delta mutant has reduced the effectiveness of vaccines in curbing disease transmission by 40%, according to the World Health Organization.

The Covid-19 epidemic has killed more than 1.5 million people in Europe, according to an AFP census based on official data.

In total, the virus killed more than 5.16 million people in around the world since late 2019. However, the World Health Organization estimates the pandemic toll could be two to three times higher.

In a related context, today, Friday, Italy prevented citizens from 7 countries of southern Africa from entering its territory, in amid the spread of a new mutant of the Corona virus in those countries, and Singapore also made the same decision.

Belgium and the Netherlands have begun to impose new measures, today, Friday, in an attempt to curb the sharp rise in Covid-19 cases, with the spread of the new Corona mutant, and in the hope of providing protection to citizens during the Christmas celebrations. next month.

Belgian Prime Minister Alexandre de Croo was forced to step up the measures for the second time in a week, closing night clubs, while bars and restaurants will have to close at eleven in the evening for the next three weeks.

The Dutch government is expected to announce the expansion of the partial revenue closure measures in force two weeks ago, between a rapid increase in the number of infections and the entry of intensive care units.

Germany also said it intends to stop most flights from southern African countries to prevent the spread of the new Corona strain.

And Germany’s health minister, Jens Young, said his country will soon be on the brink of tough measures, following the rise in injuries from Corona.

Today, Friday, the executive arm of the European Union announced its intention to stop air travel from southern Africa to counter the spread of a new type of Covid-19.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a note of “propose, in close coordination with the Member States, the activation of the emergency brake to stop air travel from the South African region “.

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