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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOmicron and Delta may COMBINE to form super variant
Covid infections normally only involve one mutant strain, but in extremely rare cases two can strike at the same time.
If these also infect the same cell, they may be able to swap DNA and combine to make a new version of the virus.
Dr Paul Burton, the vaccine maker's chief medical officer, warned the high numbers of Delta and Omicron cases currently circulating in Britain made this more likely.
He told MPs on the Science and Technology Committee that it was 'certainly' possible they could swap genes and trigger an even more dangerous variant.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10309153/Risk-DUAL-infection-Omicron-Delta-create-new-super-mutant-variant.html
If these also infect the same cell, they may be able to swap DNA and combine to make a new version of the virus.
Dr Paul Burton, the vaccine maker's chief medical officer, warned the high numbers of Delta and Omicron cases currently circulating in Britain made this more likely.
He told MPs on the Science and Technology Committee that it was 'certainly' possible they could swap genes and trigger an even more dangerous variant.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10309153/Risk-DUAL-infection-Omicron-Delta-create-new-super-mutant-variant.html
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Omicron and Delta may COMBINE to form super variant (Original Post)
ecstatic
Dec 2021
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Demsrule86
(68,455 posts)1. And it is certainly possible they won't...why get all scared about something that likely won't
happen.
VarryOn
(2,343 posts)6. Amen, Demsrule!
Assuming the worst is exhausting!
CrackityJones75
(2,403 posts)9. Because for some fear and doom is what its all about.
Xolodno
(6,383 posts)2. And Putin could lose his shit...
...and launch all his nukes tomorrow.
Sure, its possible, just like me winning the lottery. But statistically, unlikely.
roamer65
(36,744 posts)3. Just get triple vaxxed.
Thats the best any of us can do at this point.
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Fullduplexxx
(7,840 posts)5. And they may not stay tuned for details
Amishman
(5,553 posts)7. At what point do we rename it Captain Trips
And the republicans start migrating towards Vegas?
thatdemguy
(453 posts)8. Luckily
For most virus, when they mutate they become more contagious, but they dont make the host as sick. Its kind of mother natures way of not having viruses get too deadly to kill off their hosts before they can spread.