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Variants from the U.K. and South Africa share the N501Y mutation, but the E484K has only appeared in the South African variant 501Y.V2. Contributing: Karen Weinstraub, USA TODAY; The Associated Press.
Nissan Motor is still committed to growing in Africa, with plans to introduce new SUVs and new variants of existing models, ...
The B.1.351 variant is predominant in South Africa now, and is driving up new case reports to record levels there and across sub-Saharan Africa, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.
South African COVID-19 Variant Detected In U.S. As feared, the coronavirus varant first discovered in South Africa has been detected in the United States for the first time. Health.
South Carolina health officials on Thursday announced that two cases of the variant — known as B.1.351 — were identified in two residents with no recent travel history, suggesting they were ...
But the South African variant has a mutation known as E484K, which isn't widely found in the U.K. variant. ... US measles outbreak tops 300 cases — what to know about the disease.
The first cases of a more contagious coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa have been found in the United States, the South Carolina health department said Thursday.
The US will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other nearby countries from next week as fears grow over the new COVID-19 Omicron variant, the White House said Friday.
It's still unclear whether a new COVID-19 variant will pose a significant threat to public health. Here's what we know about B.1.1.529.
In both trials, 90 to 95% of cases in South Africa were linked to the variant, also known as B.1.351. The silver lining: Johnson & Johnson’s trial showed that its single-shot vaccine was indeed ...
A worrisome new coronavirus variant first detected in South Africa, known as B.1.351, has already spread to more than 30 countries. Here's what to know about it.