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The Statens Serum Institut has carried out a more detailed study of the mutated form of coronavirus that was discovered this spring.
The variant of the virus, which is called N439K, is not the same as the one that originates in mink or the one now spreading in the UK, and which has prompted Sweden, among others, to introduce an entry ban on the country.
According to data from the Gisaid database, four cases of N439K have been found and reported in Sweden.
The Swedish Public Health Agency confirms the figures. The findings have been made over a long period of time, the first case was found in early April and the last in late November.
Danish Vaccine Concerns
So far no more cases have been found than the four.
However, the virus variant has been identified in several other countries in Europe. Denmark has been able to establish that the virus was found in 1,624 samples between August 8 and December 6.
The Statens Serum Institut has expressed concern that the variant of the virus may continue to spread and that the vaccine will not help against it.
– There is concern about the efficacy of a vaccine against N439K. It is therefore important to keep an eye on how widespread the infection with this variant is in Denmark and whether it has reached particularly vulnerable groups, says Tyra Grove Krause, SSI department head, according to a press release.
