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   Scientists say a now-dominant strain of the coronavirus appears to be   
   more contagious than original   
      
   Scientists have identified a new strain of the coronavirus that has   
   become dominant worldwide and appears to be more contagious than the   
   versions that spread in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic,   
   according to a new study led by scientists at Los Alamos National   
   Laboratory.   
      
   The new strain appeared in February in Europe, migrated quickly to the   
   East Coast of the United States and has been the dominant strain   
   across the world since mid-March, the scientists wrote.   
      
   In addition to spreading faster, it may make people vulnerable to a   
   second infection after a first bout with the disease, the report   
   warned.   
      
   The mutation identified in the new report affects the now infamous   
   spikes on the exterior of the coronavirus, which allow it to enter   
   human respiratory cells. The report's authors said they felt an   
   "urgent need for an early warning" so that vaccines and drugs under   
   development around the world will be effective against the mutated   
   strain.   
   ...   
   ...   
   The report was based on a computational analysis of more than 6,000   
   coronavirus sequences from around the world, collected by the Global   
   Initiative for Sharing All Influenza Data, a public-private   
   organization in Germany. Time and again, the analysis found the new   
   version was transitioning to become dominant.   
      
   https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-05/mutant-coron   
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