US coronavirus: Map shows how eight strains raced world

From the Daily mail:

US coronavirus

Scientists around the world are tracking at least eight strains of coronavirus around the world, using genetic detective work to show how the virus spreads.

Researchers say the virus appears to mutate very slowly, with only tiny differences between the different strains, and that none of the strains of the virus is more deadly than another.

They also say it does not appear the strains will grow more lethal as they evolve.

So we have jumped from 2 strains to 8 strains that seem to be very similar. Also at this time the lethality is supposed to be approximately the same for each strain.

The dailymail website has a video showing the paths of the various strains as they have been spread across the world.

a reply to: feldercarb

That's actually good news. If it doesn't mutate quickly or widely, then a vaccine is very possible. The reason why we can't vaccinate effectively against the flu is because it is such a quickly mutating virus.

a reply to: feldercarb
When there 17 you should be aware.
Of the beast with 17 crowns

This is good, it's also why we are focusing on the spike protein because the chance is low for a mutation there. This is because it is already specific enough and has great affinity to thehuman ACE2 receptor.

This will help us eliminate secondary infections in the long run because we will teach the body to look at that specific site instead of surface proteins or another area that may be more prone to mutation with genetic drift or environmental changes.

I think it's 8 times less of a mutation rate than the flu. It also reduces the chance of a recombination event. It also decreases the chance of adapting to medical treatments.

Don't get me wrong, we still have months of this crap left but at least there is light at the end of the tunnel.

How many strains this one shows ?

Genomic epidemiology of novel coronavirus

Why is virus retarded... killing off its own hosts that keep it alive.
Go home Covid u drunk

originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: feldercarb

That's actually good news. If it doesn't mutate quickly or widely, then a vaccine is very possible. The reason why we can't vaccinate effectively against the flu is because it is such a quickly mutating virus.

A vaccine is only a small factor...

Much more important is to use effective treatment protocols for the complicating factors, and engage prophylactic efforts to minimize anyone even needing hospitalization, much less intensive care.

The treatment and protocols are there... all we need to do is utilize them.