Triple Mutant Covid-19 Variant in India

India has a New Triple Mutant Covid-19 Variant


“The Times of India spoke to Vinod Scaria, a researcher at the CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology in India, who said that the triple mutant was also an “immune escape variant” – a strain that helps the virus attach to human cells and hide from the immune system.”

“‘Other scientists studying COVID have detected quadruple and quintuple mutants in samples as well, he said, without it necessarily affecting how well vaccines work.’”

“‘There is good data suggesting that the immune system, not just antibodies, can respond to multiple different mutants,’ Tambyah said.”

India’s high population density and most families living in unsanitary conditions has likely contributed to the current situation.

In 2018, the population density in India amounted to about 454.94 inhabitants per square kilometer.

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