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Delta Plus: The new corona variety that arrived in the country may make our winter not easy
In England, the new strain already accounts for 8 percent of cases, and now the first case of a child infected with the new version has been observed in Israel.
What do we know about it and is it dangerous?
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Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 10:30 Updated: 10:40
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The fourth wave may already be behind us, but there is no doubt that the road to the struggle in Corona is still long.
The Ministry of Health announced Tuesday the first infection case, and only now, Israel variant AY4.2 - a subspecies of variant Delta at Ben Gurion Airport discovered 11 year old boy who returned from Moldova.
Version SARS-CoV Delta-2 is under the strict supervision of officials In the UK, as a growing number of cases prove that they carry some new mutations that may increase the survival of the virus in the body. From October 1st.
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Although the mutations may give it significant benefits, experts suggest that current corona vaccines will still protect against it.
As a result, the variant is not yet classified as a "cause for concern or interest", but is closely monitored and some viewers will be "promoted" to the rank of the version being studied soon.
What can we expect?
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AY.4.2 is an offshoot of the currently dominant strain in the UK, AY.4, better known as Delta.
There is limited information about it at the moment, but it is known that it has two significant mutations in the spike protein (spike), which allows the virus to enter human cells, called Y145H and A222V.
Although the mutations affect the spike protein, they do not affect the receptors (the region that binds to the cells), indicating that they have a limited effect on the degree of resistance or adhesion of AY.4.2.
With limited cases of AY.4.2 popping up in other countries, it remains a UK-based version, where changes in its frequency continue to be tracked.
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Just two days ago, Professor Ren Blitzer, head of the Clalit Health Services Innovation Division and head of the National Cabinet of Experts for Corona, wrote on Twitter that "despite the lively discussion about the AY.4 strain which accounts for 8% of cases in the UK, it is important to say in the US it is The
virus that causes COVID-19 goes through about two new mutations a month, and now there are 56 Delta offspring, according to the Scripps Institute's Outbreak.info data, which includes data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Important to remember Because even in Israel this is not the first mutation to enter the country's gates and most of the new varieties do not pose a threat, however, it is important to follow them carefully, especially towards winter.
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