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Feared South African Covid-19 Mutant Discovered In California; May Be More Transmissible, Vaccine Resistant, Cause Reinfections

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“The issue of mutations is top of mind,” said Governor Gavin Newsom at his Wednesday Covid-19 press conference, “not only here in the State of California, but across the globe.”Newsom then confirmed the first cases in the state of the variant first discovered in South Africa.

On Tuesday, the governor reported that that variant had not been detected. But he said on Wednesday, “as of a few hours ago, two cases have been reported…one in Alameda County and one in Santa Clara county.” The CDC says the South African variant — also known as B.1.351 — seems to be more transmissible.

One study also indicated it might be resistant to at least one vaccine. Officials in South Africa this week halted the rollout of AstraZeneca vaccines — which are not

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