The Guardian: Scientists have the experience to produce vaccines that protect against mutated strains of corona

The Guardian newspaper revealed that while Britain and a number of countries eased the measures taken to limit the outbreak of the Corona virus, experts warned that the new mutants of the virus, because it may take us back a year, but at the same time scientists have experience And the information that qualifies them to produce vaccines that protect against mutated strains.

And the British government's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, "Sage", warned that the emergence of a mutated Corona virus, may bring us back.

And with the emergence of a new mutation seen as one of the main risks that could exacerbate the crisis once again, prominent scientific figures have emphasized the risks.

Prof Graham Medley, a member of the group, said it was "obviously something that planners and scientists should take seriously, because it would set us back."

He continued, "It is not much different from the planning that must be done between (the times when) epidemics appear," noting that the emergence of a new mutant capable of overwhelming immunity is a "new virus."

Medley considered that the "advantage" this time with the emergence of mutants is that scientists have the experience and information that qualifies them to produce vaccines against this virus with a relative speed that suits all mutated strains. Depending on how the current immunity affects the new mutant."

For his part, Dr. Mark Pagolin, from the Corona Virus Response Team at Imperial College, said: "It is unlikely that such a new virus will completely evade immunity from infections that have been reached or previous vaccines."

He noted that immunity will remain at least for the most serious outcomes, such as death or hospitalization, adding: "We will likely be able to update the current vaccines to include the mutated strain."

And he continued: “But doing this could take months, which means that we may need to re-impose restrictions if there is a significant risk to public health.

The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, which includes health experts, called for continuous work on new vaccines for the Corona virus that reduce infection, and the establishment of more vaccine production facilities in the United Kingdom, and laboratory studies to predict the evolution of mutants.