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Global surge of cases is fueling more chances for the virus to mutate to beat immune system

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Britain could face even more super-strains of coronavirus as surging infections across the globe fuel the chances of the virus mutating to beat the immune system, scientists say. More than 90million cases have been recorded worldwide since the pandemic began, with the positive test numbers surging 33.8 per cent in the last two months. There … Read more

Oxford professor warns Covid could mutate and render vaccine useless

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An Oxford professor has warned that Covid mutations could render the vaccine useless. Richard Moxon – a paediatrics professor at Oxford University – said a mutation could ‘suddenly change the behaviour of the virus’ making it either more severe or render a vaccine useless.  But he stressed that fears about the impact of mutations on … Read more