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COVID mink analysis shows mutations are not dangerous — yet

The analysis found the mutations probably won’t jeopardize vaccines, but scientists say the rampant spread means the animals still need to be killed.
  1. Smriti Mallapaty
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Health officials in Denmark have released genetic and experimental data on a cluster of SARS-CoV-2 mutations circulating in farmed mink and people, days after they announced the mutations could jeopardize the effectiveness of potential COVID-19 vaccines.

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Nature 587, 340-341 (2020)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-03218-z

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  • Correction 16 November 2020: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that there were 300 mink-associated variants found in people in Denmark. The results of the experimental study on mutation Y453F have also been clarified.

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