Nagbago ang novel coronavirus nang higit sa 10,000 beses mula nang magsimula ang COVID-19 pandemic.
Karamihan sa mga mutation, o pagbabago sa virus, ay may maliit na epekto. Gayunpaman, ang iba ay nagbubunga ng mga variants of concern (VOCs) — o mga bersyon ng virus na nagdadala ng mga mutation na maaaring maging sanhi ng pagbilis ng transmission, mas matinding sakit, o isang nabawasang sa efficacy ng paggamot at bakuna. (Tingnan ang VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Paano nadidiskubre ng Pilipinas ang mga bagong SARS-CoV-2 variant)
Ang Philippine Genome Center sa University of the Philippines ay nakakita ng tatlong VOC sa bansa na unang kinilala sa Brazil, South Africa, at United Kingdom.
Ang ika-apat ay naidagdag ngayong buwan: ang B.1.617 variant, unang kinilala sa India noong Oktubre 2020.
Dapat bang mag-alala nang husto ang mga Pilipino sa bagong variant na ito? Alamin sa video na ito kung paano nakakaapekto ang pangyayaring ito sa coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak sa Pilipinas.
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Mga Pinagmulan
World Health Organization, COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update, May 9, 2021
RTVMalacanang, Part 2 Meeting on COVID-19 Concerns and Talk to the People on COVID-19 5/17/2021, May 18, 2021
Department of Health confirms cases with variant first identified in India
- ABS-CBN News, DOH detects 10 more cases of India’s COVID-19 variant in PH, May 15, 2021
- Inquirer.net, 10 more India variant cases detected in PH, May 16, 2021
- Rappler, 10 more cases of COVID-19 Indian variant found in the Philippines, May 15, 2021
On the Indian variant
- Al Jazeera, Is a double mutant COVID variant behind India’s record surge?, April 19, 2021
- BBC, India Covid: Government says new variant linked to surge, May 9, 2021
- World Health Organization, India: WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard With Vaccination Data | WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard With Vaccination Data
- Department of Health, DOH Beat COVID-19 Special Presser, May 11, 2021
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, SARS-CoV-2 Variant Classifications and Definitions, May 17, 2021
- The New York Times, Coronavirus Variant Tracker
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Update on Emerging SARS-CoV-2 Variants and Vaccine Considerations, May 12, 2021
- bioRXiv, SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617 emergence and sensitivity to vaccine-elicited antibodies, May 18, 2021
- Financial Times, Two vaccine doses needed for strong protection against variant found in India, data show, May 22, 2021
- Reuters, mRNA vaccines appear effective vs India variant; people with HIV at higher risk for severe COVID-19, May 13, 2021
- The Straits Times, Pfizer, Moderna vaccines effective against variants first detected in India: Study, May 18, 2021
- Nature, COVID vaccines can block variant hitting Asia, lab study finds, May 17, 2021
Philippine Television Network, WATCH: Press briefing with Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, April 26, 2021
World Health Organization, Philippines receives additional vaccines through COVAX facility – Philippines, May 11, 2021
National Task Force Against COVID-19 Facebook Page, May 22, 2021
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