New COVID-19 Variant ‘IHU’ Sequenced in France, Can Be More Transmissible, Vaccine Resistant…

The spike protein (red) mediates the coronavirus entry into host cells. It binds to the angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (blue) through its S1 subunit and then fuses viral and host membranes through the S2 subunits.
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While the world is grappling with the highly infectious Omicron, strain of Covid, scientists in France have identified a potentially worrying new variant, which has 46 mutations.

Named IHU, the new B.1.640.2 variant has so far infected 12 people living in southeastern France. The first case was linked to a person with a travel history to Cameroon, western Africa, said researchers in a paper published on medRxiv.

However, experts were quick to announce that just because a new variant had been discovered, that did not necessarily mean IHU will prove as infectious as other strains, including Omicron.

Learn more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/france-new-covid-variant-mutations-b1986241.html

Also: https://www.cnbctv18.com/healthcare/new-covid-19-variant-ihu-can-be-more-transmissible-resistant-to-vaccines-what-we-know-so-far-12010682.htm