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Indian, South African coronavirus variants found in Americas, WHO expert says
coronavirus variants have been detected in virtually all countries and territories of the Americas, but although they are more transmissible there is no evidence they are more lethal, a World Health Organization expert said on Thursday.The vaccines that are being administered in the region do provide more protection against the variants, Jairo Mendez, a WHO infectious diseases expert said in a webinar by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)."What we still do not know is whether fully vaccinated people who do not become ill can still spread the virus to others.