STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Scientists say coronavirus is not mutating significantly; WHO is asked to pool Covid-19 patent rights
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The coronavirus is not mutating significantly as it circulates through the human population, according to scientists who are closely studying the novel pathogen’s genetic code, The Washington Post writes. That relative stability suggests the virus is less likely to become more or less dangerous as it spreads, and represents encouraging news for researchers hoping to create a long-lasting vaccine. Covid-19 has proofreading machinery and that reduces the “error rate” and the pace of mutation. It looks pretty much the same everywhere it has appeared.
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