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About 20 cases of Indian coronavirus variant detected in France
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France’s health minister told a news outlet Monday that the Indian coronavirus variant has been detected in about 20 people thus far.
There are four versions of the variant detected in India considered to be of interest by the CDC, including B.1.617, B.1.617.1, B.1.617.2 and B.1.617.3. Officials are watching for the variants’ impact on reduced neutralization by antibody treatments, and impact on vaccine efficacy. The World Health Organization (WHO) also considers the strain to be a variant of interest. France’s health minister, Olivier Veran, reportedly told France Info radio that it was not clear if the currently authorized vaccines were effective against the Indian variant.More Related News