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Researchers Find Signs of COVID-19 Mutations in NYC Sewage
« on: July 31, 2021, 08:57:17 am »
https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/7/29/22600656/covid-mutations-in-new-york-city-sewage-possible-dog-rat

By Jacob Geanous and Derek Kravitz
Jul 29, 2021, 4:54pm EDT

A group of researchers charged by New York City with scouring human sewage for signs of the coronavirus — and its many mutating variants — made a startling discovery in April.

After months of testing and re-testing, they found four combinations of COVID mutations that, when compared to a global database of more than 2.5 million sequenced variants, had not been seen before. The four variants are at least somewhat antibody-resistant, which could reduce the effectiveness of vaccines, the researchers found.

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Re: Researchers Find Signs of COVID-19 Mutations in NYC Sewage
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2021, 08:58:15 am »
Now there's a job you can keep.
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Re: Researchers Find Signs of COVID-19 Mutations in NYC Sewage
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2021, 09:43:42 am »
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