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South African Covid variant can evade antibodies to reinfect, tests show

South African Covid variant can evade antibodies to reinfect, tests show Issued on: 30/01/2021 - 16:05 South Africa is unlikely to receive any deliveries of Covid-19 vaccines to begin an immunisation programme before the second quarter of 2021. © AP - Jerome Delay 4 min The South African variant of the coronavirus has caused an “amazing and terrifying” infection spike in the country already hardest hit by the virus in Africa, according to  Advertising Read more The United States this week joined countries in slamming their doors on travellers from South Africa, which has itself closed its land borders and tightened lockdown regulations. But the variant known has N501 Y V2 has already been detected in 32 countries. They include neighbours Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi where expatriate workers in South Africa took the virus home when they went to celebrate the festive season with

Asked and answered: Six things you need to know about the new Covid-19 variant in South Africa

Asked and answered: Six things you need to know about the new Covid-19 variant in South Africa 21 Jan 2021 Following the December announcement of the new variant, researchers have been working to answer key questions about what this means for South Africa’s epidemic. (Sebastian Kahnert/picture alliance via Getty Images) South Africa’s department of health gathered the country’s best and brightest for a virtual briefing on Monday evening. Here scientists presented the latest findings on a variant of the new Covid-19 called 501Y.V2. This variant was first identified in South Africa in 2020 by a genomics team led by the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

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