A new corona mutation is spreading in the UK and other countries.
Scientists have researched whether children are more often infected with this virus variant.
In
the UK
a mutated form of is
coronavirus
been discovered.
According to British researchers, the new Corona * variant could also increasingly
infect
children
.
Even
Christian Drosten
and
Karl Lauterbach
comment on
Twitter
about the new
SARS-CoV-2
mutation.
London - Just before
Christmas
, of
all places
, while large parts of
Europe are
doing
everything possible to contain
the
corona pandemic
,
news
comes from
Great Britain
about the latest mutation in
the
corona
virus
.
British researchers are now
announcing
that the new
Covid-19 mutation B.1.1.7
could possibly be particularly contagious
for
children
.
At a press conference last Monday (December 21, 2020) Neil Ferguson stated: "There is some
evidence
that it has a higher tendency
to infect
children
".
Ferguson is a member of the “New and Emerging Respirator VIrus Threats Advisory Group”, which
advises
the British government on the
corona
pandemic.
According to British researchers, the corona mutation has a "higher tendency" to infect children
According to his colleague Wendy Barclay, some mutations affect the way the
coronavirus
enters a cell.
Accordingly, it could be that "children may be just as susceptible to this
virus
as adults".
Therefore, Barclay suspects that "more children could become infected".
It
was not explained
which
age groups
could be particularly affected.
Up to 70 percent more contagious?
It is unclear whether more children have been infected with the corona mutation so far
Much is
not yet known
about the new mutation of
Sars-CoV-2
.
According to
initial
studies, however, the new
Corona
variant may be up to
70 percent more contagious
than the previous virus.
Many countries therefore quickly took appropriate measures to
contain
the mutated
coronavirus
, such as a
travel ban
from Great Britain.
Despite entry bans, the
Covid-19 mutation has
already
been detected
in
Australia
, the
Netherlands
and
Denmark
.
Drosten suspects new corona mutation already in Germany
Christian Drosten
, virologist and director of the
Berlin Charité
, believes that the virus is now also in
Germany
.
Drosten expresses himself extremely concerned
on
, although the publicly known documents are currently still considered incomplete: "Unfortunately, that doesn't look good," wrote the virologist on the short message service in relation to a
study by
the British health authority.
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Is the new corona mutation particularly dangerous for children?
(Symbol photo)
© Jens Büttner / dpa
However
, the doctor says nothing about
the suspicion that
children are
particularly often infected with the new
Corona
variant.
In the meantime, however, Drosten referred to his earlier tweet and stated that he
wanted
to "put
an end to
speculation
".
The
virologist
emphasizes that his statement refers solely to the "clearer evidence of the increased spread of the mutant".
Will more children be infected?
- Lauterbach (SPD) does not want to end the corona lockdown too early
The
data
previously
cited
by
Christian Drosten
suggest that the new
coronavirus
mutation could possibly be
more contagious,
alone or in combination with other
mutations
.
With the formulation "That doesn't look good" I started something ... To put an end to speculation: this only referred to the now clearer evidence of the increased spread of the mutant.
Otherwise no change in my assessment.
https://t.co/mj1AyNag7i
- Christian Drosten (@c_drosten) December 22, 2020
Karl Lauterbach
, health expert for the
SPD
, is concerned about the latest developments.
The
politician wrote
on
that it will be important "
not to end
the
lockdown
too early".
Otherwise the new
Corona
variant could become a very big problem.
(Nail Akkoyun)
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