New more worrisome South Africa 🇿🇦 strain: the new 501.V2 variant has troubling details:
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) December 20, 2020
—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