Existing antibodies work against the latest coronavirus variant: CDC
Jenny Goldsberry
September 08, 2023 09:34 PM
The Centers for Disease Control issued a statement that reversed its previous assessment regarding the most recent COVID-19 variant.
Currently, the latest variant, referred to as BA.2.86, is combated by already-known antibodies, per research from multiple labs examined by the CDC. The announcement was issued Friday.
Initially, the CDC released a risk assessment that warned the variant could be "more capable of causing infection in people who have previously had COVID-19 or who have received COVID-19 vaccines." As of Friday morning, cases with the variant were found in Colorado, Delaware, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington.
"CDC and other experts are reassured by these research findings that support the effectiveness of this type of immunity against this variant," its latest statement read. "Additionally, based on CDC’s experience with past SARS-CoV-2 variants, people will likely have protection against severe disease mediated by both cellular and antibody immunity."
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