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| Deadly Lambda Variant Could Be Neutralizing Vaccines, New Study Says |
| 2021-08-13 |
| [New York Post] Video & Explanatory Graphic not transferred here As the US struggles to suppress the rapidly advancing coronavirus Delta variant, new evidence has emerged that the latest Lambda mutation — ravaging parts of South America — won’t be slowed by vaccines. In a July 28 report appearing on bioRxiv, where the study awaits peer review prior to getting published, researchers in Japan are sounding the alarm on the C.37 variant, dubbed Lambda. And it’s proven just as virulent as Delta thanks to a similar mutation making them even more contagious. The strain has been contained in 26 countries, including substantial outbreaks in Chile, Peru, Argentina and Ecuador. "Notably, the vaccination rate in Chile is relatively high; the percentage of the people who received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine was [about] 60%," the authors write. "Nevertheless, a big COVID-19 surge has occurred in Chile in Spring 2021, suggesting that the Lambda variant is proficient in escaping from the antiviral immunity elicited by vaccination," they warn. The Lambda variant is thought to have emerged somewhere in South America between November and December 2020, and has since turned up in countries throughout Europe, North America and a few more isolated cases in Asia, according to GISAID data. The proportion the Lambda variant has of COVID-19 cases in the US is low with just one-tenth of 1% of the share — about 911 cases. Compare that to Delta, which has infected some 77,692 Americans so far. "In addition to increasing viral infectivity, the Delta variant exhibits higher resistance to the vaccine-induced neutralization," the authors said. "Similarly, here we showed that the Lambda variant equips not only increased infectivity but also resistance against antiviral immunity." Lambda has so far been labeled a "variant of interest" by the World Health Organization, compared to the Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta strains, which have all risen to "variant of concern," or VOC, status. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has published scant literature on the Lambda variant, though a COVID-19 vaccine briefing from July 27 cited another pre-print study, dated July 3, which concluded that the mRNA vaccine in particular is thought to effectively neutralize the Lambda variant. In Chile, where C.37 is proliferating, their notably aggressive vaccine campaign relied predominantly on the Sinovac Biotech vaccine, which employs the inactivated virus to promote the production of COVID-19 antibodies. Meanwhile, doctors are urging patients to get fully vaccinated in order to mitigate the severity of illness if infected with COVID-19 and its variants. Studies have shown that vaccines are effective at reducing deadly outcomes of COVID-19 — and a booster shot may be even better, prompting the Food and Drug Administration to consider providing third vaccine doses to people with compromised immune systems. In a recent appearance on NBC’s "Meet the Press," White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci concluded, "There’s no doubt that over time, you’re going to have an attenuation of protection." |
| Posted by:Ulaving Uloter6802 |
| #31 winning the poo |
| Posted by: Slang Schwarzeneggar5778 2021-08-13 23:26 |
| #30 Run for the hills (r). Don't let the door hit you on the way out. |
| Posted by: The Walking Unvaxed 2021-08-13 22:36 |
| #29 As for Xi, I believe the Chinese character we transliterate as Xi means "Winnie the Pooh". |
| Posted by: SteveS 2021-08-13 22:16 |
| #28 Wait, we went from Delta to Lambda with nothing in between. That's weird, if you are naming them as new variants show up. But if you were going to the cabinet and pulling down a jar of pre-made 'samples' at random, it kinda sorta makes sense. An alternative guess is they are naming them as they find them and the missing letters were just uninteresting mutations, unlike Lambda which is OMG! MORE CONTAGIOUS!! OH NOES!!! |
| Posted by: SteveS 2021-08-13 22:12 |
| #27 They trusted a CHINESE vaccine for their whole country? How incredibly mistaken they were. No wonder it doesn’t work! |
| Posted by: Greater the Anonymous5721 2021-08-13 17:59 |
| #26 The current regime has deliberately opened our border |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2021-08-13 17:13 |
| #25 The current regime has opened our border--probably won't be long before the lambda variant shows up with the illegal aliens. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2021-08-13 15:35 |
| #24 Doesn't XI mean dog sh-t in Chinese ? |
| Posted by: Guillibaldo Phusoting9180 2021-08-13 11:39 |
| #23 After Lambda comes Mu, Nu and Xi (no surprise there...). |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2021-08-13 11:35 |
| #22 Or you looked at the chart that is #20 |
| Posted by: Blinky Hapsburg6114 2021-08-13 10:39 |
| #21 #4 - Gamma is not the next Greek letter after Delta. Alpha, Beta, Gamma,DELTA, Epsilon. Zeta, Eta, Theta, Iota, Kappa, LAMBDA, Mu, Nu, Xi, Omicron, Pi, Rho, Sigma, Tau, Upsilon, Phi, Chi, Psi, Omega. (Fraternity, many years ago.) |
| Posted by: Bobby 2021-08-13 10:30 |
| #20 4 Reference  |
| Posted by: Jusomp Hupomort2784 2021-08-13 10:09 |
| #19 Re #4: The letter is omega - interesting "co-incidence" |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2021-08-13 09:45 |
| #18 #17, It is my understanding that since the Vietnam war(conflict)Asians were even then fascinated in Bio War virus and such. I suspect many other countries as well. |
| Posted by: Dale 2021-08-13 08:39 |
| #17 ASYMMETRIC AND TERRORIST ATTACKS WITH BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS, 12 Feb 2001 Excerpt page #6: Country X, a terrorist or proxy group attacks the US with a biological agent in very small amounts in many areas in the US. The US is forced to mount a massive nation-wide preemptive effort at vast expense, even though it is only under limited attack. The attack is tailored to counter the highly detailed open literature on US federal, state, and local detection and response capabilities. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2021-08-13 08:12 |
| #16 Could M be Moderna, HA. |
| Posted by: Dale 2021-08-13 08:05 |
| #15 These new variants are not novel and so not patentable. OH, they will try as they have done already and have some success. look for new flareups to maintain fear and boosters. Similar to hurricane season. Gamma, Beta, Alpha, Delta, Lambda and a fourth (starts with an M as I recall). Many others named and I had no idea so many. Very contagious but less deadly(the goal of any virus). |
| Posted by: Dale 2021-08-13 08:02 |
| #14 Remember OPEN BORDERS next time you vote.... If you are allowed. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2021-08-13 08:01 |
| #13 Remember OPEN BORDERS next time you vote.... If you are allowed. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2021-08-13 07:56 |
| #12 COVID: 90% of patients treated with new Israeli drug discharged in 5 days |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2021-08-13 07:45 |
| #11 #9 Apologies. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2021-08-13 03:49 |
| #10 Unless the "new variants" are man made. A valid point. And food for some interesting speculation. I would expect sequencing to show a difference between a virus that has evolved from a previous version vs one that was assembled. But I would not trust anyone who knew to tell the truth about it. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2021-08-13 03:27 |
| #9 Which cannot be true because colds and flu caused by different families of viruses I have seen references to the Russian 'Flu' being a corona virus, not an actual influenza. 1889 and all that, plus the symptoms are kinda sorta similar. Need to look into this further. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2021-08-13 03:19 |
| #8 You may have heard the term used recently. But I just can't remember where. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2021-08-13 03:11 |
| #7 /\ Yes, I believe it is now referred to "gain of function." You may have heard the term used recently. The effort appears to have been endorsed and possibly fully funded by the US Government. A fact not frequently discussed in polite circles however. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2021-08-13 03:09 |
| #6 (b) Over time, viruses tend to become more contagious but less lethal. Unless the "new variants" are man made. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2021-08-13 03:06 |
| #5 (a) Someone has suggested that today's seasonal colds are the remnants of the Russian Flu pandemic of 1889 Which cannot be true because colds and flu caused by different families of viruses |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2021-08-13 03:05 |
| #4 How many letters in the Greek alphabet? Somebody wake me when we get near the end. And it’s proven just as virulent as Delta thanks to a similar mutation making them even more contagious. "More contagious". You will be hearing that a lot. It is the Message of the Day. Watch for it! Over time, viruses tend to become more contagious but less lethal. It's not a law of nature, but it is a general principle. Someone has suggested that today's seasonal colds are the remnants of the Russian Flu pandemic of 1889. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2021-08-13 02:56 |
| #3 "Notably, the vaccination rate in Chile is relatively high; the percentage of the people who received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine was [about] 60%," the authors write. More than 93% of the doses administered in Chile so far have been CoronaVac, produced by the Beijing-based biopharmaceutical company Sinovac. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2021-08-13 02:53 |
| #2 I was totally unaware Chile, Peru, Argentina and Ecuador had wet markets. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2021-08-13 02:28 |
| #1 neuticals woke rocky mountain oysters |
| Posted by: Sluse Grealet9429 2021-08-13 00:11 |