Researchers at Washington State University discovered a new COVID-like virus in Russian bats that, if it infected humans, would resist current vaccines. FOX13
The virus is named "Khosta-2," and was discovered by researchers at WSU’s Paul G. Allen School for Global Health.They found that spike proteins in the virus can infect human cells, and is resistant to both monoclonal antibodies and serum from people vaccinated from SARS-CoV-2, tge virus that causes COVID-19.
"Our research further demonstrates that sarbecoviruses circulating in wildlife outside of Asia – even in places like western Russia where the Khosta-2 virus was found – also pose a threat to global health and ongoing vaccine campaigns against SARS-CoV-2," said WSU virologist Michael Letko.
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