SARS-CoV-2 variants in South Africa and elsewhere

In this webinar, which was held on the speakers highlighted the immunological mechanisms that cause that 501Y.V2 variant to escape neutralization by the Wild Type virus and to describe ongoing COVID-19 research taking place at the South African Blood services.

The webinar included the following talks: 

1. Penny Moore: SARS-CoV-2 variants in South Africa and elsewhere – why the concern?

2. Marion Vermeulen: Prevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among blood donors in the Northern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, and Free State provinces (January 2021)

3. Karin van den Berg: SANBS & COVID-19

4. Ester C Sabino: P1 Variant in Brazil