New study of Coronavirus variants predicts virus evolving to escape current vaccines, treatments

News release: New Study of Coronavirus Variants Predicts Virus Evolving to Escape Current Vaccines, Treatments – Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Original study: Antibody Resistance of SARS-CoV-2 Variants B.1.351 and B.1.1.7 – Nature

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The B.1.351 and B.1.1.7 SARS-CoV-2 variants (first detected in South Africa and the UK, respectively) show increased resistance to antibody neutralization in laboratory experiments, according to a study in Nature. https://t.co/k0QBoeim6F pic.twitter.com/czyNYMBGxF

— Nature (@nature) March 8, 2021