A professor of virology warns of a new wave of coronavirus in the fall

Although she expects a quiet summer, however, if variants of the coronavirus prevail during this time period in which individual vaccinations do not affect, there could be a further wave of pandemics next autumn, warns the well-known professor of the chair. Dorote von Laer of the Medical University of Innsbruck, reports APE.

Therefore, one should prepare for this and, for example, plan post-vaccinations with more effective vaccines, he said in a public debate. Austrian Television, noting that a specific variant of the B.1.1.7 virus mutation, which first appeared in the UK, is currently spreading in Austria.

With this variant B.1.1.7-E484K, there is a fear that vaccinations will be less effective, as it is an “immune escape mutant,” said Dorothy von Laer, noting that the virus is no longer easily recognized by antibodies. formed after vaccination.

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