According to the World Health Organization, the Lambda variant, also known as C.37 and originated in Peru in August 2020, was has already been detected in dozens of countries in the world. Due to its spread throughout South America, the WHO has named it a variant of interest.
According to the United States CDC, Lambda has some mutations seen in previous variants as well like Alpha, Beta and Gamma that can increase the transmission of contagion.
Another mutation has also been found that shares with the Delta variant and that makes it easier for the virus to infect lung cells. The good news is that research done by New York University (NYU) show that messenger RNA vaccines like Pfizer and Moderna have no problem neutralizing Lambda.
In this regard, Dr. Wesley Long, Medical Director of Diagnostic Microbiology at Houston Methodist Hospital commented that, “Lambda is not as dangerous as Delta, which will be the dominant variant in the world in no time. However, it is a variant of interest and the only way to combat current variants and the emergence of others is by getting vaccinated. No matter which letter of the Greek alphabet appears with future variants, the point is that vaccination is our best defense. It is either vaccinated or infected, that simple ”, concludes the Houston Methodist Hospital specialist.
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