Another coronavirus variant that could dodge vaccine-triggered immunity has been identified in the UK, scientists say. The strain — called B.1.525 — has been spotted 33 times already but experts say this could be a huge underestimate. For comparison, the UK has only found it in 33 of 70,000 genomes sequenced, or less than 0.4 per cent. Britain has identified several Covid variants since the pandemic began, including the more infectious Kent lineage — called B.1.1.7 — which is the dominant strain. Denmark has spotted the most cases of the strain (35), followed by the UK and then the US (10).

Source: The Nation February 16, 2021 11:03 UTC