So far a few cases of the mutation have been detected, and according to initial estimates it is much more contagious - like the one from South Africa • The important question: is it resistant to the vaccine?
Corona patient in Brazil
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People around the world are worried about the corona's new Brazilian mutation, which was recently discovered in Japan among some travelers returning from the Amazon region.
As far as is known, the Brazilian mutation is no longer lethal, but like the South African and British mutations, it is much more contagious than the "normal" corona virus.
In the UK, which is undergoing a deadly third wave of corona virus, people are particularly worried.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson told lawmakers today: "We are concerned about the new Brazilian mutation. We will take all measures to protect this country from new infections coming from abroad, and we will do the same with the Brazilian mutation."
On the most important question regarding the new mutation: Is it resistant to the vaccines - there is still no definitive answer, as the vaccine manufacturers have not yet tested the new mutation and its resistance. Many questions remain about the new mutation, the most important of which is whether it is resistant to corona vaccines. What is known is that it shares similar characteristics with the British and South African mutations, and is at least contagious like these mutations - if not more so.
The World Health Organization's technical director, Dr. Maria van Krakow, said of the new mutation that as far as is known the carriers of the new mutation did not develop more severe corona symptoms, but "the new mutation has a much higher infectious capacity." To this mutation. We do not know yet if it is resistant to vaccines, it is something we will have to check as soon as possible. "