A COVID triple-mutant found in India could be much more deadly, and may be resistant to existing vaccines
Cheryl Teh
11 hours ago
As India contends with its second major wave of COVID cases and a double-mutated variant of the virus, it now faces a new threat ? a triple-mutant variant.
Scientists found two triple-mutant varieties in patient samples in four states: Maharashtra, Delhi, West Bengal, and Chhattisgarh. Researchers in the country have dubbed it the "Bengal strain" and say it has the potential to be even more infectious than the double-mutant variant.
This is because three COVID variants have merged to form a new, possibly deadlier variant.
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Cheryl Teh
11 hours ago
As India contends with its second major wave of COVID cases and a double-mutated variant of the virus, it now faces a new threat ? a triple-mutant variant.
Scientists found two triple-mutant varieties in patient samples in four states: Maharashtra, Delhi, West Bengal, and Chhattisgarh. Researchers in the country have dubbed it the "Bengal strain" and say it has the potential to be even more infectious than the double-mutant variant.
This is because three COVID variants have merged to form a new, possibly deadlier variant.
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