UK health officials have identified another CCP virus variant with the protein spike change that is thought to hamper current vaccines. The variant—which is now under closer investigation—was found in 38 people since December, according to a statement from Public Health England (PHE). “The set of mutations includes the E484K spike protein mutation, which is present on a number of other variants of concern and variants under investigation,” a PHE statement says. That spike protein mutation is found in the South Africa and Brazil variants of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus, also known as the novel coronavirus. Studies show that while vaccines are effective against the South African variant, it is with less potency than with the “standard” variants or the UK variant. Professor Yvonne Doyle, Medical Director at PHE said, “PHE is monitoring data about emerging variants very closely and where necessary public health interventions are being undertaken, such as …