A new COVID-19 variant named IHU has been detected in France
The new strain has not been spotted in other countries yet and the World Health Organization has not labeled the new strain a variant under investigation. It has not put any strains on the list since it added omicron in November 2021.ones that increase in transmissibility or increase in virulence or decrease vaccine effectiveness.
Experts say new variants keep emerging but it does not mean they will be more dangerous than previous strains., the strain carries the E484K and N501Y mutations which can make it more resistant to vaccines and can make it more transmissible but it is unclear if either of those things will happen with it.
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