New more worrisome South Africa 🇿🇦 strain: the new 501.V2 variant has troubling details:

—seems to spread faster

—higher viral load

—possibly more severe among young adults

—2 of 3 mutations in 501.V2 **reduce virus sensitivity to some antibodies** 🧵 https://t.co/PvIfgSjxXS pic.twitter.com/27FCe6fvCp

— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) December 20, 2020