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Recurrent SARS-CoV-2 Virus Mutations Do Not Increase Transmissibility, Study Finds

Nov 25, 2020
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NEW YORK – An analysis of SARS-CoV-2 virus genomes obtained from more than 46,000 people with COVID-19 has shown that reccurent mutations in the virus do not appear to increase its transmission.

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