Yayınlanma Tarihi: 22 December 2020 Tuesday

Prof. Dr. Baykam’s Statement about Virus Mutation: "No worrying data on vaccine has been revealed"

As Head of Infectious Diseases Department of Hitit University  and Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Nurcan Baykam stated that  there is still no data that the mutation in the corona virus will adversely affect vaccination practices or that patients with the corona virus will struggle with the disease more heavily.

After the corona virus has mutated to become a more contagious than 70 percent in England, a lot of countries took the decision to suspend flights to the UK, including Turkey. According to officials,  the rate of transmission of the virus has dramatically increased, so it is noted that it can be seen in other countries.

"A mutation in the protein sequence of the virus was reported from England"

Reminding that 10 months have passed since the beginning of the Covid19 pandemic in the world, Head of Infectious Diseases Department of Hitit University Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Baykam said “Mutations in RNA viruses are a known fact, and therefore, genotypic analyzes of viruses are frequently performed to monitor whether there is any change in the virus structure. While most of these mutations do not make much difference in the structure of the virus, some important transformations may cause changes in the infectiousness and disease characteristics of the virus. Recently, England has identified a mutation in the protein sequence of the virüs”. 

"A change in the amino acid sequence of the virus was detected"

Prof. Dr. Baykam said, "During the virus genetic analysis of patients diagnosed with Covid19 in the UK, particularly in regions where the number of corona virus cases has increased, a transformation in the amino acid sequence of the virus has been detected. Mutations in the spike protein, especially the N501Y mutation has drawn attention. Also, information was shared that this mutation is a change that can cause the virus to spread faster, and as a result, all countries began to take the necessary measures quickly due to the spread of this mutated virus”. 



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