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California Covid could be 11 times deadlier than South Africa strain – Hull Live
It also appears to spread more easily and give less protection from reinfection
A mutated variant of Covid first found in California, USA could be 11 times deadlier than the enhanced South Africa strain, a new study claims.
Experts say the California strain infects people with twice the viral load as the original coronavirus from Wuhan, according to a new study from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
It also leaves people witj a much lower level of immunity from reinfection.
Having a higher viral load makes a patient more contagious, and researchers suggest…
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