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By *ubal1 OP Man
over a year ago
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The world is now a very small and connected place; already mutations of Covid-19 that originated in India have been discovered in Northern Ireland.
Now we just have to wait and see how rapidly this mutation spreads in an area where a large percentage of its population has been vaccinated.
Although the vaccination programme south of the Irish border is ramping up, a smaller overall percentage has been fully vaccinated.
The India mutation could therefore spread more rapidly in the Republic.
Watch this space! |
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"Does anyone know if the Indian variant is more contagious than the Kent variant.
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I heard on the radio that there is a strain that might be resistant to the current vaccines, whether or not that is the case remains to be seen. |
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"Does anyone know if the Indian variant is more contagious than the Kent variant.
I heard on the radio that there is a strain that might be resistant to the current vaccines, whether or not that is the case remains to be seen."
There was the same headline about the South African variant. It transpired that it still offered good protection against serious illness. |
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"Does anyone know if the Indian variant is more contagious than the Kent variant.
I heard on the radio that there is a strain that might be resistant to the current vaccines, whether or not that is the case remains to be seen."
I don't think that it is a case of being "resistant" to a vaccine. If a virus mutates in such a way that the immune system doesn't recognise it as the same virus, then the vaccine will offer no protection against it... neither will natural immunity from being infected.
So far, there has been no evidence of this happening.
Cal |
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Pretty sure the BBC are reporting that there was an outbreak of the Indian varient in a care home here, all 14 affected had received both doses of a vaccine and whilst some were hospitalised there were no deaths .. |
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There are 3 variations of the Indian variant. Just 1 of them is "of concern" as it is almost as infectious as the Kent variant. The other two are much less contagious so are not of concern.
Indian variants have been found in 53 locations and just over 500 cases identified....all linked to returnees to the Asian community from India. |
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"There are 3 variations of the Indian variant. Just 1 of them is "of concern" as it is almost as infectious as the Kent variant. The other two are much less contagious so are not of concern.
Indian variants have been found in 53 locations and just over 500 cases identified....all linked to returnees to the Asian community from India."
Gosh that's a huge surprise. |
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"There are 3 variations of the Indian variant. Just 1 of them is "of concern" as it is almost as infectious as the Kent variant. The other two are much less contagious so are not of concern.
Indian variants have been found in 53 locations and just over 500 cases identified....all linked to returnees to the Asian community from India.
Gosh that's a huge surprise. "
Isn't it..
People to returning from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India via turkey to avoid quarantine..
Wtf us going in with border control.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Does anyone know if the Indian variant is more contagious than the Kent variant.
I heard on the radio that there is a strain that might be resistant to the current vaccines, whether or not that is the case remains to be seen.
I don't think that it is a case of being "resistant" to a vaccine. If a virus mutates in such a way that the immune system doesn't recognise it as the same virus, then the vaccine will offer no protection against it... neither will natural immunity from being infected.
So far, there has been no evidence of this happening.
Cal"
the news reports a few days ago were saying there was evidence but were very clear that it was in lab testing only and not yet visible in human cases
i haven’t heard an update since |
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By *mmabluTV/TS
over a year ago
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"There are 3 variations of the Indian variant. Just 1 of them is "of concern" as it is almost as infectious as the Kent variant. The other two are much less contagious so are not of concern.
Indian variants have been found in 53 locations and just over 500 cases identified....all linked to returnees to the Asian community from India.
Gosh that's a huge surprise.
Isn't it..
People to returning from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India via turkey to avoid quarantine..
Wtf us going in with border control.. "
What border control? |
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