A First in the World: Seen in Vaccinated Patient!
Bad news came about the virus, which has been in our lives for about 2 years and cost the lives of nearly 4 million people.
The panic created by the Delta Plus variant of the new type of coronavirus, which was first seen in India, is growing. This variant was also seen in a person in India who received two doses of the vaccine.
In other words, Delta Plus infected this person, even though he had the full dose of vaccine. It was announced that the 65-year-old patient had the Covaxin vaccine.
According to the news in The Hindu, one case is a first. Because it was determined that Delta Plus was transmitted to someone who had a full dose of vaccine for the first time.
This situation caused the “Delta Plus”, which is formed by the mutation of the “Delta” variant of COVID-19 that emerged in India, as the most dangerous mutation.
Experts are investigating how effective vaccines can be against Delta Plus.
It is stated that the new strain of coronavirus may escape vaccines and pre-existing immunity to the disease.
It was announced that Delta plus also carries the K417N mutation, which was first seen in the South African Beta variant and believed to affect the effectiveness of the vaccine.
The variant in question was seen in 11 countries, including the USA, Japan, Russia and India. It is stated that the variant, which is seen in close to 200 people worldwide, is approximately 60 percent more contagious.
WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF DELTA PLUS?
Leading virologists of India underline that the Delta Plus variant has similar symptoms to Delta.
Accordingly, the most common Delta Plus symptoms are cough, diarrhea, fever, headache, skin rash, discoloration of fingers and toes, chest pain and shortness of breath.
Stomach pain, nausea and loss of appetite are considered rare Delta Plus symptoms.
