coronavirus to be more infectious might also have left it more vulnerable to vaccines, according to a new study.In a new paper, published ahead of peer review, a group of scientists suggest that a mutation in the virus early on helped it to spread more efficiently.
Mutation could significantly increase coronavirus infection ability, study suggests The mutation, called D614G, occurred in the virus’ “spike protein” — which is what the virus uses to bind itself to the cell it’s attacking.
Worldwide transmission patterns suggest that this mutation enabled the virus to infect people more easily, the paper’s authors write.