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How viruses like the coronavirus mutate
Coronavirus mutations can sound scary, but they're actually nothing to worry about. Some can even b…
Abby Tang,Clancy Morgan,Emily…
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A mutated strain of the coronavirus has taken over the world. But there is not enough evidence to say it's more contagious.
Some studies suggest a mutated strain of the coronavirus is more transmissible than the original. M…
Aylin Woodward
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Ebola Has Already Mutated More Than 300 Times
Analyzing the virus genome helped them track how the virus had spread in Sierra Leone. To do this g…
How viruses like the coronavirus mutate
Genetic mutations aren't as scary as they sound. With RNA viruses, like the one that causes COVID-1…
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The coronavirus mutates more slowly than the flu - which means a vaccine will likely be effective long-term
All viruses mutate over time. As they replicate, minute errors are constantly introduced into the v…
Aylin Woodward
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A woman with HIV had the coronavirus for 216 days. The virus mutated at least 30 times inside her.
Scientist detected 32 virus mutations in the woman's body, including some seen in variants of conce…
Marianne Guenot
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The coronavirus variant found in the UK and spreading through the US appears to be evolving a new mutation that scientists fear could help it evade vaccines
Scientists believe the E488K mutation helps coronavirus variants escape antibodies, which might mea…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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Yes, the coronavirus mutates. But those tiny changes haven't affected how dangerous it is — instead, they help scientists track its spread.
By tracking and categorizing various coronavirus strains, experts can pinpoint how the virus spread…
Aylin Woodward
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The unlikely prospect of a COVID-19 variant that outsmarts vaccines 'keeps me up at night,' CDC Director Rochelle Walensky says in The EIC Interview
In an interview with Insider's EIC, Rochelle Walensky said she feared the unlikely possibility that…
Andrea Michelson,Hilary Bruec…
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Pfizer's and Moderna's vaccines likely work for all existing coronavirus strains. Don't worry about mutations for now, scientists say.
The coronavirus mutates slowly, which means a vaccine should be effective against all existing vers…
Aylin Woodward
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A mutated coronavirus strain is responsible for most of the world's COVID-19 infections. That doesn't mean it's more dangerous than the original.
A non-peer-reviewed study suggested the dominant strain of the coronavirus worldwide is more contag…
Aylin Woodward
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Here are all the mutations in the Omicron variant and why they are scaring scientists
The Omicron variant has an unprecedented combination of mutations. Many of those mutations are comp…
Marianne Guenot
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'Nearly 200 genetic mutations identified in novel coronavirus'
The researchers from University College London (UCL) in the UK found that a large proportion of th…
PTI
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Unvaccinated people don't only risk their own health: Their bodies become 'variant factories'
"The more unvaccinated people there are, the more opportunities for the virus to multiply," infecti…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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A new coronavirus strain surging to dominance in the UK appears to spread faster despite lockdowns, prompting panic and a wave of border closures
The UK put millions of people under harsher restrictions, and many European countries blocked trave…
Sinéad Baker
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The US has confirmed its first case of the new, more transmissible coronavirus strain in Colorado
The new variant appears to be more transmissible than its predecessors, but there's no reason to be…
Aria Bendix,Aylin Woodward
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A new variant of coronavirus has sparked panic and travel bans - but experts say COVID-19 vaccines should still work against it. Here's why.
Here's what you need to know about the new coronavirus strain that has emerged in the UK - and what…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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No, the coronavirus did not recently mutate to become more transmissible: 'People are still getting the same virus we saw in the spring'
Scientists are pushing back on a new study that says the new coronavirus has mutated to be more tra…
Aylin Woodward
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When the coronavirus runs rampant, mutations and new strains are more likely. That may be what happened in the UK.
Letting the coronavirus spread and replicate, and therefore mutate, increases the possibility that …