Citat:
Det er endnu ikke påvist at den er en risiko, men sandsynligheden er meget større end ved de 4 første clusters. Derfor kan vi ikke vente på at undersøgelserne er færdige.
"Initial observations suggest that the clinical presentation, severity and transmission among those infected are similar to that of other circulating SARS-CoV-2 viruses. However, this variant, referred to as the "cluster 5" variant, had a combination of mutations, or changes that have not been previously observed. The implications of the identified changes in this variant are not yet well understood. Preliminary findings indicate that this particular mink-associated variant identified in both minks and the 12 human cases has moderately decreased sensitivity to neutralizing antibodies. Further scientific and laboratory-based studies are required to verify preliminary findings reported and to understand any potential implications of this finding in terms of diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines in development. In the meantime, actions are being taken by Danish authorities to limit the further spread of this variant of the virus among mink and human populations. "
https://www.who.int/csr/don/06-november-2020-mink-associated-sars-cov2-denmark/en/
Fra tidligere link:
"SSI har igennem længere tid udtrykt bekymring for de mutationer, der opstår i Spike-proteinet. Bekymringen om, at der kunne være nedsat følsomhed for antistoffer fra vacciner var dog af teoretisk karakter. Denne bekymring er nu blevet reel efter de forsøg, som SSI først havde resultater af mandag den 2. november. "
Hvis de havde været lige så bekymrede for de tidligere clusters havde de trukket i bremsen der.