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From the article this looks like it's not SARS-Cov-19, can someone confirm that? Does the weak immune response mean it's also novel?
by sethhovestol 6y ago
From the article this looks like it's not SARS-Cov-19, can someone confirm that? Does the weak immune response mean it's also novel?
- aeyes 6y agoSeems like it's SARS-Cov-19: > Mette Frederiksen said a report from a government agency that maps the coronavirus in Denmark has shown a mutation in the virus found in 12 people in the northern part of the country who got infected by minks. Health Minister Magnus Heunicke said half the 783 human COVID-19 cases in northern Denmark ”are related” to mink. Source: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Denmark-wants-to-cull-all-farmed-minks-over-COVID-15701200.php https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Denmark-wants-to-cul...
- bkor 6y agoThat has been noticed in Netherlands for many months (including mutation). According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fur_farming https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fur_farming it was 25 May 2020. Denmark ignored the issue for a very long time for economical reasons. Netherlands was slow to respond, Denmark: notified by Dutch around that time, they ignored it. They're risking that a vaccine won't work. I recently learned that in various cases fake fur is made from minks. Because of that I'd appreciate is those mink farms were banned, though banning sometimes just increases the price.
- ashtonkem 6y agoMinor correction: the virus is SARS-CoV-2, and the disease it causes is COVID-19