The fight against COVID-19 was recently interrupted by the discovery of many new mutant strains of the new coronavirus – and since January 25, the Brazilian strain has been the most recent to cause concern, with the first case discovered in the USA coming from Minnesota. But all viruses can be expected to mutate in nature, and the good news is that there are certain steps that can be taken to slow down or basically end the cycle before it happens. Anthony Fauci, MD, Chief Medical Advisor at COVID-19 for President Joe Biden, the “best way” to stop COVID mutations in the future is to stop their spread with vaccinations. Read on to see why the infectious disease specialist most recommends this course of action, and for more information on how to stay safe, find out why if you have it in your blood, you can be protected from COVID, says the study.
The spread of the United Kingdom’s COVID strain to at least 24 states and the arrival of a new strain from Brazil in Minnesota left some experts concerned that these highly contagious variants could cause peak cases. But during an air interview with CNN’s Erin Burnett on January 25, Fauci explained that there was a simple solution to the seemingly endless flow of new COVID mutations.
“I think people need to understand: the best way to prevent the evolution of mutants is to suppress the amount of virus that is circulating in the population and the best way to do that is to vaccinate as many people as possible,” he advised. And to learn more about where you can get vaccinated, know that you can now get your COVID vaccine at Walmart in these 10 states.
The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) explained that continuous monitoring of variants via genomic sequencing is vital to ensure that a more virulent strain does not appear. “One of the things you must do is continue to monitor,” he emphasized. “You have to keep an eye on all of these things and, with regard to genomic surveillance, we are really increasing. Until recently, we did not have comprehensive genomic surveillance, which the [U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] The CDC is really growing along with a lot of collaboration with the [National Institutes of Health] NIH, which will give us a better idea of what’s going on in our own country. ”And to find out more about where the UK strain has been found so far, see This is the number of cases of the new strain in your state.
Fortunately, Fauci says the research so far has produced no evidence that existing immunizations will not protect against newly arrived mutations, telling Burnett that “if you look at what we know about the UK variant, the antibodies that are induced by both the Moderna virus and the Pfizer vaccine appears to be quite effective in blocking this variant. “
However, vaccines appear to be less effective against the South African strain and probably the Brazilian strain, which is similar. On January 25, Moderna released the results of its study on how strains in the UK and South Africa would respond to the vaccine. According to the report, Moderna said the vaccine’s antibodies had a “six-fold reduction” with the South African strain, but “remained above the levels that were supposed to be protective.” And to learn more about what behavior to stop when COVID mutates, doctors want you to stop doing it immediately to avoid the new COVID strain.
Moderna is currently working on a booster injection that would specifically target mutations in the South African strain, a strategy that Fauci said could work with other mutations in the future. “The way we’re doing it [it] with the South African isolate it is essentially making a version of the current vaccines, allowing us perhaps to give a boost sometime in the coming months from now to be able to cover these mutants, “said Fauci.” So, you always have to stay one step ahead of the game because the virus continues to mutate. “And for an update on where the virus is spreading and decreasing, find out how bad the COVID outbreak is in your state.