Indonesia reports Covid-19 case with more transmissible 'Eek' mutation,


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JAKARTA (REUTERS) - Indonesia has reported its first case of a more transmissible new variant of the coronavirus known for reducing vaccine protection, but the government on Tuesday (April 6) said vaccines being used in the country could withstand the mutation. The new variant contains the E484K mutation found in variants first identified in South Africa and Brazil. It is nicknamed "Eek" by some scientists for its apparent ability to evade natural immunity from previous Covid-19 infection and to reduce protection offered by current vaccines. Dr Siti Nadia Tarmizi, a senior health ministry official, said on Tuesday that the one...