The CDC is currently tracking multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants that are circulating globally. Each day, the mainstream media keeps pumping out news that the new strain is deadlier than the original.
“Experts” contend the new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that can cause COVID-19, which has been traced to South Africa, may not be fully responsive to the vaccines currently being rolled out.
Dr. John Bell, a lead professor on the development of AstraZeneca’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine, said the new variant worried him more than another new strain detected recently in the U.K.
U.K. Health Secretary Matt Hancock added, “I’m incredibly worried about the South African variant… This is a very, very significant problem… even more of a problem than the U.K. new variant.”
The South African variant appears to interfere with the effectiveness of currently available treatments, something which goes beyond even the efficacy of vaccines. There’s concern that current therapies used for patients who have the virus, including the use of antibody drugs, may not be effective against the variant.
