Experts have studied 12 thousand mutations of the coronavirus and found that none of them increase infectivity.
According to the journal Nature Communications, coronavirus can mutate in three ways: during reproduction, when interacting with other viruses and because of the host’s immunity.
The first change in the coronavirus was recorded in early March, when strains with a mutation in the S gene began to spread in Europe. It controls the production of proteins in that part of the shell that is responsible for its penetration into the body. Now this mutation D614G is present in almost all variations of the new type of coronavirus circulating around the world.
The researchers also expressed concern that large-scale vaccinations would cause new mutations that would make the virus more infectious.
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