: Explained: What’s the ‘Delta plus’ variant? And will Covid-19 vaccines work against it? #IndiaNEWS Last month, the Indian government detected a new mutation in the Delta coronavirus variant,

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Explained: What’s the ‘Delta plus’ variant? And will Covid-19 vaccines work against it? #IndiaNEWS
Last month, the Indian government detected a new mutation in the Delta coronavirus variant, prompting it to classify it as a variant of concern. The Union health ministry classifies a variant as one of concern as soon as there’s evidence for increased transmission.The new variant, known as “Delta plusâ€?, AY.1 or B.1.617.2.1, has an extra mutation in the spike protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the virus that causes Covid-19.This mutation was found in samples from 48 people infected with the Delta variant in India, out of more than 45,000 samples.So how is this variant different, and can it escape vaccine protection?Original Delta variantThe more infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus has spread across the globe and is on track to become the world’s dominant strain, according to the World Health Organization.The variant has been the dominant strain that led to the crippling second wave in India. Studies have found it can replicate faster, spread more easily, and bind more strongly to lung cell receptors.90% of new coronavirus cases in Russia are caused by the Delta variant, according to state media. Russia is also reporting the first confirmed case of Delta Plus— BNO Newsroom (@BNODesk) June 29, 2021 Also, in a pre-print study yet to be peer-reviewed, Delhi researchers found the variant caused three-quarters of “breakthrough infectionsâ€? in the city. These are...Read more

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