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The National Institute for Communicable Diseases says it expects that the current Covid-19 vaccines will continue to protect individuals from severe disease and death after a new mutation of the virus was detected.

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Researchers identified a potential SARS-CoV-2 variant of interest and published the results last week. The variant was detected through genomic surveillance of the virus during the third wave of infections and was first discovered in Gauteng and Mpumalanga in May. Senior researcher at the NICD Prof Penny Moore says currently the incidence of the variant, called C.1.2 is very low.

Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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