Health
Coronavirus: Slow evolution of the COVID-19 virus show it’s ‘honing the tactics that may make it more successful’ – study – Newshub
“The virus is changing and changing, but it is keeping the things that are most useful.”
The evolution of the virus behind the COVID-19 pandemic has slowed markedly in recent months, new research has found, buoying hopes a vaccine will work against all strains of the disease.
But it also shows the virus has figured out the best way to infect people, for now at least, “honing the tactics that may make it more successful”. And there are worrying signs it’s trying other mutations out which could give it more options, should scientists figure out how to stop the current version.
Scientists…
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