“There remains the threat of a more harmful variant emerging that can cause a sudden accumulation of cases and deaths,” Tedros said, adding that the company is publishing a threat assessment report on the matter. EG. 5, compared to its XBB. 1. 9. 2 matrix, has another mutation at its peak, at position 465. This mutation has already given the impression in other coronavirus variants. Scientists don’t yet know what the new mutation allows the virus to do.
The 465 mutation is provided in about 35% of coronavirus sequences reported worldwide, adding one whose prevalence is expanding in the Northeast, FL. 1. 5. 1, suggesting that it confers some sort of evolutionary merit over earlier versions. EG. 5 now has its own branch, EG. 5. 1, which adds a momentary mutation to the beak. It is also spreading rapidly.
Professor of microbiology and immunology Dr. David Ho tested those variants in his lab at Columbia University to see how resistant they have become to the antibodies we want to protect against. Ho said in an email to CNN, “Both are only more resistant to neutralizing antibodies in the serum of inflamed and vaccinated people. “
Clinically, he said, those variants don’t appear to cause symptoms different from or more severe than the viruses that preceded them. “It has more immune evasion compared to previous ones in this XBB series,” said Dr. Eric Topol, a cardiologist at the Scripps Translational Research Institute.
“He has an advantage, that’s why he’s going around the world. “EG. 5 is also being developed in Ireland, France, the United Kingdom, Japan and China.
The WHO has upgraded its prestige from a monitored variant to a variant of interest, indicating that the company believes it should be monitored and further studied.
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(With ANI inputs)
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