News 24 | Ministry of Health reveals risk of mutations in “Corona” and their effect on vaccine effectiveness

The Department of Health has confirmed that the risk of mutations in the Corona virus lies in the increase in the spread or severity of the virus, and in the event that there are mutations in the target gene during the examination of the Corona virus. PCR The results will be false negatives.

She explained that the risk also lies in the event that there are mutations in the gene used to develop the vaccine, then the immune system’s response to the vaccine may not produce the antibodies needed to fight the virus.

She indicated that the mutation did not affect the effectiveness of the vaccines developed. Since vaccines target multiple genes, it is unlikely that such mild mutations will affect the effectiveness of the vaccine.