Weeks to know impact: WHO on Covid variant
November 26, 2021  16:58
WHO Spox Christian Lindmeier
WHO Spox Christian Lindmeier
WHO Spox Christian Lindmeier on the new COVID variant: 

"Early analysis show that this variant has a large number of mutations that require and will undergo further study. It'll take a few weeks for us to understand what impact this variant has. Researchers are working to understand more," Lindmeier says. 

Advisers to the World Health Organization are holding a special session today to flesh out information about a worrying new variant of the coronavirus that has emerged in South Africa, though a top expert says its impact on COVID-19 vaccines may not be known for weeks.

The technical advisory group on the evolution of COVID-19 was meeting virtually to discuss the so-called B.1.1.529 variant that has caused stock markets to swoon and led the European Union to recommend a pause in flights to southern Africa.
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