501.V2 variant

863 worrisome COVID-19 cases in Romania, most involving UK variant

Romania's National Public Health Institute (INSP) informs that, as of April 11, 863 worrisome COVID-19 cases were confirmed in the country. Of these, 857 cases involved the UK variant (B.1.1.7); four involving the South Africa variant (B.1.351), and two involving the Brazil variant (P.1).

Countries Pause Johnson & Johnson Vaccine over Rare Blood Clots

European Union, US and South Africa and  will temporarily stop the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Covid jab, after reports of rare blood clotting.

Six cases were detected in more than 6.8 million doses of the vaccine, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said.

Johnson & Johnson has paused its EU rollout, which started this week.

New SARS-CoV-2 stem presenting E48K mutation identified in Romania

The new coronavirus version, presenting both the characteristics of the British strain B1.1.7 and the E484K mutation, which according to some studies can reduce the effectiveness of vaccines against the virus, has been identified in Romania, based on sequencing performed at the "Stefan cel Mare" University of Suceava (USV), shows a press release sent to AGERPRES, on Monday, by the spokesperson

UK variant virus ‘may spreading rapidly in Turkey’

Findings from a study in Istanbul show that the coronavirus variant that has moved through the U.K. may now be spreading "rapidly" through Turkey.

A group of scientists, who examined the genome sequence of the COVID-19 virus in Istanbul, have reached significant findings in a laboratory research that has been going on since the beginning of the pandemic.

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