Worrying Nu B.1.1.529 COVID Variant May Have Emerged in Person With Weak Immune System
http://www.newsweek.com/nu-variant-b11529-covid-emerged-chronic-infection-weak-immune-system-1653470
The new B.1.1.529 variant of COVID might have emerged from someone with a chronic infection and weakened immune system, scientists have suggested.
The variant has attracted much attention over the past few days with multiple experts voicing concern about the 32 mutations present in its spike protein. The SARS-CoV-2 virus uses its spike protein to infect human cells.
