No kidding, our troops are getting
genuine ray guns to use against an enemy attack. They are not the kind that
Buck Rogers had back in the day; they are sophisticated defensive laser
weapons.
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Dr. Scott Gottlieb explains why vaccinating Americans against Covid is critical, especially as the South Africa variant appears to inhibit antibody drugs.
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Jan 06, 2021 06:31 AM EST
One more strain called the South African COVID-19 variant has one side-effect that needs to be confirmed. A scientist states that it might cause antibody drugs as useless medication.
Viruses mutate all the time; some mutation is good or bad for it. Recently, the UK variant arose that is more infectious, not necessarily fatal. The South African strain is active in several places globally, and it has one more surprise for everyone.
Dr. Scott Gottlieb said that vaccinations had taken a new urgency as the strain from South Africa could negate the effects of antibody drugs. How the strain and the genome occurred is yet to be determined by scientists, reported CNBC.