New Coronavirus Strain Found in Ohio
THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Ohio State University researchers said they’ve identified a new, more infectious COVID variant in Columbus in recent weeks.
The new variant has three previously unseen mutations that “are likely to make the virus more infectious, making it easier for the virus to pass from person to person,” according to a university news release, CBS News reported.
There’s no evidence that coronavirus vaccines will be less effective against this Columbus variant, said study co-author Peter Mohler.
“At this point, we have no data to believe that these mutations will have any impact on the effectiveness of vaccines now in use,” Mohler told CBS News.
Meanwhile, another more infectious variant that surfaced in the U.K. in recent months has now been detected in at least 12 states.
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