Health
Common SARS-CoV-2 Mutation May Be Making COVID More Contagious – Medscape
Most SARS-CoV-2 virus strains worldwide have a genetic mutation that boosts transmission strength but doesn’t interfere with the potential efficacy of therapies…

Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center.
Most SARS-CoV-2 virus strains feature a specific mutation that makes them more transmissible, to the point that these strains now predominate globally, new evidence shows.
In contrast to a greater variety of strains early in the pandemic, now 99.9% of circulating SARS-CoV-2 strains in the study feature the D614G mutation on the spike protein. In addition, people infected with a D614G strain have higher nasopharynx…
-
Noosa News19 hours ago
Commissioner thanks police officer who threw a speed radar at a car
-
Noosa News17 hours ago
No matter what happens in his Origin debut, history beckons for rookie maroon Robert Toia
-
Noosa News18 hours ago
Good character references restricted in rape cases in Queensland
-
General15 hours ago
Dairy farmers devastated by floods across parts of New South Wales