SALT LEAK CITY – The SARS-Cove-2 strain that erupted in the United Kingdom late last year led to Utah, but it has not been a major factor in recent cases, according to new figures provided by the state health department.
The Utah Department of Health has added a breakdown of three different coronavirus variants to its COVID-19 data dashboard. SARS-COVID-2 is a coronavirus that leads to COVID-19 in humans.
Data shows that, as of Thursday, B.1.1. There have been 33 confirmed cases, commonly referred to as the “United Kingdom variable”. It is only 0.4% of all SARS-CoV-2 cases.
Eight different species were found in Salt Lake County, two in Utah County and two in Summit County. The other variant found came from a patient in Davis County.
Most of the cases were collected in early February.
Utah has not yet confirmed the B1.351 (South Africa) or P1 (Brazil) variants, two of the other major types that have emerged since the onset of the COVID-19 epidemic.
To say that either Utah has not arrived or they are close. Wyoming health officials reported earlier this week that their first case in South Africa was found in a positive case back in January in Teton County, according to the Casper Star-Tribune.
It turned out that the earlier UK variant had arrived in Utah. The state health department announced the first confirmed case on January 15.
Different coronavirus variants have been causing concern for public health officials since they were first discovered. For example, researchers found that the UK variable spread faster than the original virus first found in 2019. Dr. Angela Dunn, state pathologist at the Utah Department of Health, said it leads to “more serious disease” in a small population.
Recent studies have shown mixed but largely encouraging results on COVID-19 vaccination efforts.
A study published in Nature earlier this week found that the Pfizer-Bioentech and Moderna vaccines are 10.3 to 12.4 times less effective for maintaining the South African type. The good news is that both vaccines showed strong protection against the UK variant.
A second report published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine found that the Pfizer vaccine provided strong protection against Brazilian and UK types. It also offered vaccine protection that was “strong but low” on the South African type.
That said, experts pointed to the success of the vaccine in “real world” settings. According to the Associated Press, the Pfizer vaccine was determined to be effective against severe disease after two shots and 626% effective after one.
The White Street Journal reports that Modern also began human testing of an adjusted version of its vaccine earlier this week. The company had earlier announced that it would change its vaccine to address South African-type concerns.
While he warned that the Covid-19 has proven to be “definitely expected” in the past year, Dunn said Thursday that there is still enough evidence to suggest that it works well against different variants.
Dunne added that he is pleased with the pace of Utah’s vaccination efforts in recent weeks. Among vaccines and methods to prevent new cases of Covid-19, there are ways to slow or stop the spread of different types of coronavirus.
“It’s very important that when the vaccine is available to you, you get it.” “Also, we know how to protect ourselves from the forms, right? The mask works. The physical distance works. Stay home when you’re sick – all that works. So until we all get vaccinated. Keep using those tools.
“We have one of the best public health surveillance teams in the country,” Dunn added. This allows you to make the most informative decisions to keep you and your loved ones safe. People against Kovid. “
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