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New immune escape variant
April 27 , 2021
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- A new immune escape COVID-19 variant has been found in West Bengal, according to experts.
- This new SARS-CoV-2 variant can reportedly escape immunity and infect a person even if the individual had contracted the virus before and has antibodies against it.
- This is on the same lines as the "double mutant variant" of COVID-19.
- That was detected in 18 states and UTs of India, majorly Maharashtra.
- It had been detected in 15-20 percent samples collected from Maharashtra.
- The new variant of coronavirus, B.1.618, is being called a major immune escape variant.
- It is characterised by a distinct set of genetic variants including E484K.
- According to scientists, the proportions of B.1.618 have been growing significantly in West Bengal.
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