Where will the next coronavirus variant of concern come from? | The Economist - 1 views
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Mutation is a random process, which is why successful new variants are more likely to come from places where lots of mutation is occurring
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Airfinity’s hypothesis is that this will occur where few people have had the jab and where many suffer from weakened immune systems.
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Airfinity’s researchers concluded that Burundi, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Yemen and Nigeria are most at risk of producing a new variant.
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