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– I am incredibly concerned about the South African variant, he says on the BBC radio broadcasts.
– It is a very, very big problem, to an even greater degree than the new British variant.
It has been previously said that the British mutation, which has also been found in many other countries, means that the virus spreads much faster. However, the infection itself does not get worse.
How the South African variant, called 501.V2, which would be more dangerous, does not appear. But according to unconfirmed information in the British media, experts fear that the vaccine will bite this mutation worse.
In recent weeks, fears have led many countries to restrict travel from South Africa. However, Hancock’s South African counterpart, Zwelini Mkhize, wrote on Christmas Eve that he had consulted with the country’s experts “who assure us that there is currently no indication that 501.V2 is spreading more easily” or is having worse effects. than the British variant.
As for how resistant 501.V2 is or will be to vaccines, Mkhize notes that “more research” should establish this.
