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Explainer: What is the Lambda [novel] coronavirus variant?

The Lambda variant has spread to 28 [!] countries but it is not considered a ["]variant of concern["]. Here's what we know so far.

origin story

The Lambda variant was first detected in Peru last December [?]. It is a variation of the novel coronavirus [SARS-CoV-2] that was first recorded in the country in August [?] 2020.
The exact origins of the Lambda variant, which was previously known as the Andean strain, remain unclear, but scientists say it first EMERGED in South America.

WHO nomenclature
Tracking [31] SARS-CoV-2 variants, so CDC, CIA, and DOD don't have to track labs.

All viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, change over time. Most changes have little to no impact on the virus' properties. However, some changes may affect the virus's properties, such as how easily it spreads, the associated disease severity, or the performance of vaccines, therapeutic medicines, diagnostic tools, or other public health and social measures.

archived The situation here is still pretty psychotic.

by Cat on Wed Jul 28th, 2021 at 01:17:03 AM EST

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Early report:

SARS-CoV-2 Lambda variant exhibits higher infectivity and immune resistance

... a big COVID-19 surge has occurred in Chile in Spring 2021 (WHO, 2021b), suggesting that the Lambda variant is proficient in escaping from the antiviral immunity elicited by vaccination.

She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist. -- Jean-Paul Sartre

by ATinNM on Thu Aug 12th, 2021 at 01:21:17 AM EST
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