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Immune escape by SARS-CoV-2 mutations acquired in mink – News-Medical.Net
A new study, published in Cell Reports, suggests that SARS-CoV-2 may have acquired such immune evasion mutations during its transmission in farmed mink.
As vaccines roll out against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the agent behind the devastating coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, new variants have emerged with increased infectivity and, in some cases, virulence. More importantly, they display partial or complete resistance to the antibodies elicited by natural infection with older strains, or by vaccines, as well as therapeutic monoclonal antibodies such as those in the Regeneron cocktail.
A new study,…
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