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“The virus remains stable, the genomes of at least 90,000 viruses isolated worldwide have been analyzed,” BAS virologist Professor Radostina Alexandrova told BNT. Despite the small differences, it has become clear that there are at least six variants of this virus and there is currently no evidence that any of them pose a more serious danger or greater risk to public health.
At least 12,000 mutations have been analyzed. The good news is that one of these mutations is very common. It appeared at the beginning of the year. It was isolated for the first time in China and Germany. It is believed that it may be the “Achilles heel” of the virus because it can be used as a target in vaccine development.
It can be seen that countries in the same regions show the same distribution table, and what has become clear in recent months is that people with our genes are involved in the interaction with the virus. Four genes have been identified that contribute to the more severe course of infection. This is probably one of the reasons why young people without comorbidities end up in the hospital in serious condition.
“The virus really exists and we should not underestimate it,” said Professor Alexandrova.
It has become clear that COVID-19 creates immunity. It is known to be not particularly durable in coronaviruses.
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