Category: Mutation
Growth advantage for BQ.1.1 is above 100% per week
The Omicron variant BQ.1.1 appears to be in a prime position to drive the coming winter wave in Europe. More...
Preprint: Mutated SARS-CoV-2 variant resistant to remdesivir
A new preprint study shows that two kidney transplant patients treated with immunosuppressive drugs, and who later had a lengthy COVID-19 infection, developed a version of the virus with a genetic change that made it resistant to the antiviral therapy remdesivir. More...
Research: All COVID-19 infections include a wide mix of SARS-CoV-2 virus variants
A fascinating peer reviewed research study that concludes that ALL Covid infections include multiple variants of the virus! More...
Peru: First South American lineage of monkeypox identified
The health authorities of Peru identified the first South American lineage of the virus that causes monkeypox, which has been designated B.1.6 by the International Scientific Committee “mpxv-lineages”, an official statement reported on Wednesday. More...
China: Swans infected with SARS-CoV-2
SARS-CoV-2 positive sequences from two SWANS have been deposited by Chinese scientists on Gisaid. More...
UKHSA: Monkeypox Technical Briefing 1 published
The UK Health and Security Agency has published its first technical briefing for the Monkeypox outbreak in England. More...
Eric Topol: The Covid Capitulation
“The real number of cases is likely at least 500,000 per day, far greater than any of the US prior waves except Omicron. More...
UK: Covid infection of 505 days is a new record
King’s College London researchers have described the longest known COVID-19 infection. More...
Preprint: L452R mutation increases Omicron variant fusogenicity and infectivity
Here, we developed an L452R mutated Omicron variant (Omicron-L452R) and found that the Omicron-L452R variant rescued fusogenicity and strengthened the high infectivity by enhancing the cleavage of the spike protein. More...
Denmark Covid-19 Trends Report – Week 10
Denmark’s Covid-19 trends report for Week 10 of 2022 shows BA.2_H78Y is stable at about 27% of sequences for the third week in a row. More...