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The coronavirus could mutate to cause more severe disease, according to experts
11 months, 1 week ago

The coronavirus could mutate to cause more severe disease, according to experts

Salon  

The coronavirus subvariant JN.1 continues to retain its status as the most dominant strain in the United States this year. “No matter how virulent a variant is, it won’t cause much damage overall if it can’t successfully infect new hosts.” A second study published in Cell this week by researchers at Ohio State University also found that BA.2.86 can merge …

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Infographic: How Omicron compares with other COVID variants
3 years ago

Infographic: How Omicron compares with other COVID variants

Al Jazeera  

WHO says preliminary evidence indicates an ‘increased risk of reinfection with Omicron’ compared with other coronavirus variants, but information is limited. Scientists have said that similar mutations seen in other variants have been associated with higher transmission and a higher chance of escaping the body’s immune defences, compared with the original strain of the virus. Preliminary evidence suggests there may …

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Explainer: What is the Lambda coronavirus variant?
3 years, 4 months ago

Explainer: What is the Lambda coronavirus variant?

Al Jazeera  

The Lambda variant has spread to 28 countries but it is not considered a variant of concern. “When we found it, it did not attract much attention,” said Pablo Tsukayama, a doctor in molecular microbiology at Cayetano Heredia University in Lima and one of the people who documented Lambda’s emergence. The mutation observed in the spike protein might be the …

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US setting up $1.7B national network to track virus variants
3 years, 8 months ago

US setting up $1.7B national network to track virus variants

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. is setting up a $1.7 billion national network to identify and track worrisome coronavirus mutations whose spread could trigger another pandemic wave, the Biden administration announced Friday. White House officials unveiled a strategy that features three components: a major funding boost for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state health departments to ramp up …

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‘Double mutant’ coronavirus variant is found in California
3 years, 8 months ago

‘Double mutant’ coronavirus variant is found in California

LA Times  

A possibly worrisome variant of the coronavirus first identified in India — so new that it has no official name — has been found in California by scientists at Stanford University. “So this rapid spread across the globe is pretty impressive, and also a bit concerning.” Why this new variant may be worrisome The Stanford lab identified one confirmed case …

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COVID-19 Vaccines Could Add Fuel To Evolution Of Coronavirus Mutations
3 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19 Vaccines Could Add Fuel To Evolution Of Coronavirus Mutations

NPR  

COVID-19 Vaccines Could Add Fuel To Evolution Of Coronavirus Mutations Enlarge this image toggle caption David Ryder/Getty Images David Ryder/Getty Images Mutations in the new coronavirus could reduce the effectiveness of vaccines against it. Fauci also says that a fully vaccinated person is apparently better able to fend off virus variants, so it makes sense to get people the maximum …

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Opinion: Here’s what’s worrying about the coronavirus variant
4 years ago

Opinion: Here’s what’s worrying about the coronavirus variant

CNN  

Editor’s Note: William Haseltine, PhD, is chair and president of the global health think tank, ACCESS Health International. CNN — The UK government has sounded the alarm about a variant strain of SARS-CoV-2 – the virus that causes Covid-19 – which appears to sp William Haseltine Courtesy of William Haseltine While much is still unknown, what we do know about …

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