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A study published in the journal PLOS Pathogens suggests that a new virus found in Russian bats may mutate to pose a threat to humans. Researchers from the Paul Allen School of Public Health at Washington State University found that the virus can infect humans and is also resistant to COVID-19 vaccines. The new bat virus is
According to a study, a COVID-19-like virus detected in Russian bats can infect people and is resistant to existing vaccines.
They say the virus is part of the same sub-category of viruses as the one that causes Covid-19.
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The Russian bat virus also belongs to the virus which causes COVID-19 and can infect humans. The Russian bat virus is being considered a global health threat, according to scientists in a new study.
Researchers say the bat virus, named Khosta-2, can infect human cells and is resistant to the antibodies of people who’ve been vaccinated for COVID-19.