New highly mutated Covid-19 variant identified in Asia
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A new Covid variant found in Asia is the most mutated version of the virus yet, according to scientists. The morphed Delta variant was swabbed from a patient in Jakarta, Indonesia. It has 113 different mutations, 37 of which affect the spike protein – the part used by the virus to latch on to humans. The new strain has been labelled the “most extreme,” with the Omicron variant having around 50 mutations by comparison.
Sigh. What happened to the news that any mutations would weaken the spike protein and thus COVID? Or was that in relation to the vaccines, that is, if a vaccine works for whatever variant(s) the vaccines were for, then all mutations would also be caught by it?
Edit: Reading this back, this sounds anti-vaxx. That's not my intent. I'm pro-vaccine, and got my vaccines at the time.