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"Scientists at the Porton Down facility in Wiltshire are growing samples of the new strain before adding serum taken from vaccinated patients to test the response. The results are expected in a “couple of weeks,” Whitehall sources said.
Many of the mutations observed in the new variant have occurred on the virus’ spike protein, which it uses to latch onto human cells.
Scientists are concerned because nearly all Covid vaccines – including the Pfizer jab currently being rolled out across the country – work by targeting this protein. It is also feared that people who caught the old virus could be susceptible again to the new variant.
The Ministry of Defence facility is understood to be researching the new strain at Biosafety Level Three, one below the highest tier reserved for weapons-grade threats."
Scientists in race to prove whether vaccine effective against new Covid strain
Imagine the kind of tulip they've got in Level 4
Many of the mutations observed in the new variant have occurred on the virus’ spike protein, which it uses to latch onto human cells.
Scientists are concerned because nearly all Covid vaccines – including the Pfizer jab currently being rolled out across the country – work by targeting this protein. It is also feared that people who caught the old virus could be susceptible again to the new variant.
The Ministry of Defence facility is understood to be researching the new strain at Biosafety Level Three, one below the highest tier reserved for weapons-grade threats."
Scientists in race to prove whether vaccine effective against new Covid strain
Imagine the kind of tulip they've got in Level 4
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