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1- At the end of last February, Manaus, in the Brazilian Amazon, was the area most affected by the Brazilian strain that is making news these days.
2- According to scientists cited by the BBC, this variant of the virus can practically ignore the immunity in the body that other past infections leave behind.
3- Information and experience in Manaus suggests that P.1 (Brazilian strain) is up to two times more transmissible than the previous covid strain. Between 25% and 60% says the preliminary study of this variant.
4- Investigations detail that the Brazilian strain was identified for the first time in four towns in Rio de Janeiro last December and that the immunity left by other variants of the covid was not enough to contain the new form of this virus. There was massive reinfection throughout Brazil.
5- The Brazilian strain has an impact in the United Kingdom, which is already dealing with its own variant. In their territories, up to the beginning of this month, there were 6 cases. However, P.1 is not expected to spread.
6- Experts are investigating whether current vaccines are effective enough to deal with variants such as the Brazilian P.1. There are new studies to make them more powerful against the disease, but it would take months for a suitable formula against the new threat to emerge, they warn.
7-A high number of cases of a virus increases the risk that they mutate, as has happened from Brazilian territory. It is precisely the mutations that lead to the new variants.
8- There are multiple variants of the coronavirus that circulate globally, but 3 are under the scrutiny of the scientific community: Variant “Kent”, from the United Kingdom B.1.1.7, from South Africa B.1.351 and the Brazilian variant P. 1.
This trio of variants has a greater place in human cells, since there are changes in the “spicule” (the part of the virus protein), which gives way to entry into the body.
9- The Pan American Health Organization said that the Brazilian variant affects 15 Latin American countries.
10- The countries that have presented cases of the Brazilian variant are: Chile (6 so far), Paraguay, Uruguay, Peru, Venezuela (States of Amazonas and Bolivar) and Bolivia. The latter 3, due to the fact that they have a border area with Brazil.
The Brazilian variant P1 is confirmed in at least 7 departments of Uruguay. For that issue tomorrow Council of Ministers here in Executive Tower @ 970news @ universal970
– Matías Garro (@ MatiasGarro18) March 22, 2021
The Peruvian Ministry of Health, revealed a study based on “a sampling throughout Lima” showed that 40% of infections are due to the Brazilian strain that appeared in January in Loreto, Peru.
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