There's no need to panic about the new C.1.2 variant found in South Africa, according to a virologist

  • Written by: Ian M. Mackay, Adjunct Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland
There's no need to panic about the new C.1.2 variant found in South Africa, according to a virologistShutterstock

Scientists in South Africa have discovered a new viral variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

It’s not a single virus but a clustering of genetically similar viruses, known as C.1.2.

The researchers, in a pre-print study released last week but yet to be peer reviewed, found this cluster has picked up a lot of...

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