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All the conditions for rapid micro-evolution are in place: huge sample size (all humans on earth) and high selection pressure (everyone getting immunized). 17 m
by waynecochran 5y ago
All the conditions for rapid micro-evolution are in place: huge sample size (all humans on earth) and high selection pressure (everyone getting immunized). 17 mutations! Isn't that a lot ? Plus 3 in the spike protein which is what the vaccine targets right?
Evidently this is not as big of a concern as for drug resistance: https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3001000 https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/jou...