Infectious disease expert, pinawi ang pangamba ng bagong COVID-19 variant mula Vietnam

Pinawi ng isang infectious disease expert ang pangamba hinggil sa bagong natuklasang COVID-19 variant mula sa Vietnam.

Batay sa mga ulat, ang variant ay sinasabing hybrid ng mga nakakahawang variants na unang na-detect sa India at United Kingdom.

Ayon kay Dr. Edsel SalvaƱa, ang variant mula sa Vietnam ay hindi pa maituturing na variant of concern.


ā€œWe need to study very well whether this really is a hybrid or if itā€™s really just another variant that acquired these mutations in the course of natural mutation and that does not necessarily translate to increased transmissibility or decrease susceptibility to our vaccines,ā€ sabi ni Dr. SalvaƱa.

Inihalintulad niya ito sa P.3 variant na nadiskubre sa Pilipinas na kasalukuyan pa ring variant under investigation.

ā€œFor instance, P3, which is our own variant that was discovered in the Philippines doesnā€™t seem to be a variant of concern now because the number of cases has not really skyrocketed,ā€ sabi ni SalvaƱa.

Una nang sinabi ni Vietnam Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long na ang bagong variant ay ā€œsobrang mapanganib.ā€

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