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Moderna says its vaccine is 90% effective against COVID-19, and 95% effective against severe disease for six months after the second dose. It also says its vaccine is effective against the 501.V2 variant from South Africa.
2021-04-13

India reports their first four cases of the 501.V2 variant from South Africa and one case of the Lineage P.1 variant from Brazil in people who traveled internationally.
2021-02-16

Washington, D.C. confirms its first cases of the 501.V2 variant from South Africa and the UK variant of SARS-CoV-2.
2021-02-11

South Africa suspends its rollout of the Oxford-AstraZenenca vaccine after research finds that the vaccine is less effective against the 501.V2 variant discovered in the country.
2021-02-7

Portugal also reports their first case of the 501.V2 variant that originated in South Africa. They do not indicate whether the individual travelled.
2021-01-22

British Columbia reports their first case of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 from South Africa.
2021-01-14

Baden-Württemberg reports Germany's first case of new variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a family that travelled from South Africa.
2021-01-12

Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan announces that three cases of the South African variant of SARS-CoV-2 named 501.V2 variant have been detected in Ireland. All of the people had travelled to South Africa.
2021-01-8

France reports their first case of a more contagious variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a man who travelled from South Africa to the Haut-Rhin region and later tested positive for COVID-19.
2020-12-31

Health Secretary Matt Hancock announces a ban on travel from South Africa due to the discovery of a mutated variant of SARS-CoV-2 in South Africa.
2020-12-23