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07-07-2020, 06:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Aloha1
Read an interesting science article on Apple News today from the WAPO ( was actually non-political). The virus has mutated and is now the predominant strain across the US. What happened is a portion of it's genetic code linked to how it attaches itself to your cells mutated to make it easier and therefore much more infectious.
Several research groups have confirmed this. BUT, this mutation, while causing a significant increase in infection rates, is not causing any increase in severity.
In otherwords, what we are seeing now with the rising positive rates is consistent with this mutation which is predominantly in America. This does not mean we will see a rise in deaths. It MAY mean we will get closer to herd immunity.
This virus mutation has taken over the world. Scientists are trying to understand why. |
......and it may not.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/l...483-5/fulltext
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