UK government researchers have discovered that the already more contagious #B117 has further acquired the other troublesome E484K mutation seen in South African #B1351 & Brazilian #P1 variants—in 11 patients. E484k is blamed for partial vaccine-evasion. https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1356366084753027072
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Eric Feigl-Ding
2) Moreover, they believe the 11 samples of #b117 variant that acquired the new E484K acquired them independently of each other (not just one single origin). This suggests convergent evolution taking place—where it evolves to acquire E484K separately—which…