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Scientists fear new pandemic as UK, California variants merge – Sunshine Coast Daily
A new COVID mutation has emerged that could be more infectious and more resistant to vaccines.
Scientists fear the UK and California COVID variants have merged into a new mutated virus that has sparked concerns the pandemic could enter a new phase.
Discovered in a Californian laboratory, it is not yet clear how much of a threat the recombination could pose.
But if confirmed the recombinant would be the first detected in the pandemic, New Scientist reports.
Bette Korber, a computational biologist at the laboratory who made the discovery, said she had seen “pretty clear” evidence.
The recombinant…
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