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Written by: Gao Jiangjin
2020-12-24 02:12
Last update date: 2020-12-24 03:26
Soumya Swaminathan, the chief scientist of the World Health Organization, expressed his views on "How should people deal with the mutation of the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)" on December 23, stating that children may have become vulnerable targets of the virus.
In addition, even if vaccines are now on the market in some countries, we should remain vigilant and comply with epidemic prevention regulations.
With the rapid spread of the new crown virus worldwide, the British government confirmed on December 19 that the virus has mutated.
(U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Swaminatan, the chief scientist of the WHO, said in an interview with the US Consumer News and Business Channel (CNBC) on December 23 that although the newly discovered mutant virus did not aggravate the condition of the infected person, it was spiking protein. There are as many as 8 mutation points in the area, which are easier to bind to the receptors of human respiratory epithelial cells and the receptors of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), which greatly increases the infectivity. Even children with fewer receptors seem Are also infected by it.
The picture shows the WHO Chief Scientist Swaminathan (Getty)
She also pointed out that she believes that vaccine research and development companies can easily adjust vaccine formulations as needed to deal with this mutant virus.
People cannot relax their vigilance against the new crown virus, because it will take a long time for all human beings to be immune to this virus. The next six months will be very important. People should abide by the epidemic prevention regulations. It is expected to wait until the end of 2021. Ability will be significantly improved.
According to real-time statistics released by Johns Hopkins University in the United States, the cumulative number of confirmed new coronary pneumonia (COVID-19) cases worldwide has now exceeded 78 million, and the number of deaths has exceeded 1.72 million.
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