Whenever you hear news about mutated COVID and how fast it spreads there are a few important things to remember.
1. Viruses are constantly mutating, its kind of their thing.
2. Most mutations do absolutely nothing or are actually harmful to the virus.
3. When a new mutation is noted to be spreading fast its usually because of the nature of super spreader events and not because the new mutation is more or less transmissible.
4. Scientist and health officials should absolutely be keeping an eye on these things.
1. Viruses are constantly mutating, its kind of their thing.
2. Most mutations do absolutely nothing or are actually harmful to the virus.
3. When a new mutation is noted to be spreading fast its usually because of the nature of super spreader events and not because the new mutation is more or less transmissible.
4. Scientist and health officials should absolutely be keeping an eye on these things.
[0] Vincent Racaniello - SARS-CoV-2 UK variant: Does it matter https://youtu.be/wC8ObD2W4Rk