Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Will The Vaccine Work Against The 17 Mutations Of The Covid-19 Coronavirus?

Daily Express: New Covid-19 strain features 17 mutations sparking fears vaccine won't work 

The new variant features 17 alterations to the original coronavirus strain, many of them to the virus's spike protein which vaccines are being developed to target 

The new strain of Covid-19 has 17 mutations, scientists have discovered. UK experts have been analysing the new variant of coronavirus and say they have uncovered 17 alterations from the original strain of the killer disease, which they described as "a lot". 

Many of the changes have happened to the virus's spike protein, which it uses to latch onto human cells and cause illness. 

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WNU Editor: Other experts are saying to not worry .... Yes, the coronavirus mutates. But that shouldn’t affect the current crop of vaccines (The Conversation). I would worry. 

Speaking of vaccines. There are some problems with the Pfizer vaccine .... Some vaccine doses kept too cold, Pfizer having manufacturing issues, U.S. officials say (Reuters).

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Let's scare the fuck out of people. It is a daily chore!

There are 2 types of immunity, general and specific. T%here is a general immunity corona virus as a class. With viral immunity you do not start from zero with every GOD DAMN mutation!

3 years of science is need in high school with 1 year being biology and another year being genetics so that assholes cannot put one over on most of the population.

Burt WTF, go ahead, I'll make money off of stupidity.