Fully vaccinated people may still be at risk of infection from the California 'Epsilon' coronavirus variant, a new study finds. The Epsilon variant is not believed to be more infectious than the original virus, though. The Epsilon variant is believed to be able to evade some of the neutralizing antibodies in COVID-19 vaccines, meaning it could likely still cause infection despite vaccine statusThe Epsilon variant was first identified in May 2020 and was virtually nonexistent until October. The B.1.427 is on the left, the B.1.429 is on the rightCases of the Epsilon variant nationwide peaked in February. Cases of both strains of the Epsilon variant spiked in February, accounting for 697 new cases per day on February 4.

Source: Daily Mail July 07, 2021 17:44 UTC