It may sound like something out of a science fiction movie. A "double mutant" COVID-19 variant first discovered in India has made its way to the United States with 15 documented cases.
We've heard of the UK and South African coronavirus variants. Now, there's a new, potentially more contagious one.
“The Indian Health Ministry has termed this mutation they found, this variant they found ‘double mutant,’” Dr. Mohammed Reza said.
Dr. Mohammed Reza is an infectious disease specialist and said most variants have mutations, up to a dozen of them. What makes this new variant more concerning is the mutations are on the part of the virus that attach to cells, possibly making it easier for the virus to latch on.
“We don’t know how these two mutations occurred in the same virus," Reza said. "It could be one person was infected with two different variants at the same time, and their offspring could have this mutant.” #WakeUpCLT #COVID19 #DoubleMutant
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'Double Mutant' COVID-19 variant now found in the US
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