Sequencing more genomes will uncover more chapters in the virus’s history, and scientists are particularly eager to study mutations from regions where few genomes have been sequenced, such as Africa and South America.
Researchers have only sequenced a tiny fraction of the coronaviruses that now infect over three million people worldwide. If people get vaccinated in 2021 against the new coronavirus, they may well enjoy a protection that lasts for years. That bodes well for vaccines currently in development for Covid-19. But the slow mutation rate of the coronavirus means that these changes will emerge over the course of years. If the drugs are authorized by regulators, they are likely to overtake currently-available antibody treatments.
In the future, the coronavirus may pick up some mutations that help it evade our immune systems. Pfizer results open door to new chapter for COVID-19 treatments. THE SILENT PATIENT is the gripping must-read thriller of the year - perfect for fans of THE FAMILY UPSTAIRS by Lisa Jewell, BLOOD ORANGE by Harriet Tyce and PLAYING NICE by JP Delaney. Since then she hasn't spoken a single word. Each month, a lineage of coronaviruses might acquire only two single-letter mutations. When she shot her husband in the head five times. In fact, researchers have found that the coronavirus is mutating relatively slowly compared to some other RNA viruses, in part because virus proteins acting as proofreaders are able to fix some mistakes.
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