WSU researchers discover 'COVID-like' virus immune to current vaccines
Researchers at Washington State University discovered a new COVID-like virus in Russian bats that, if it infected humans, would resist current vaccines.
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Researchers at Washington State University discovered a new COVID-like virus in Russian bats that, if it infected humans, would resist current vaccines.
Researchers recently discovered Khosta-2, a bat virus similar to SARS-CoV-2 that is also capable of infecting humans.
According to the latest research, the Khosta-2 virus can evade the effects of the current vaccines. COVID-19 cases have been steadily dropping over the past months worldwide, yet there's another threat that could strike fear in humans.
Researchers have discovered a virus in Russian bats that might pose complications for the human population.
A new multi-institutional study has found that Khosta-2, a virus that was identified in 2020 among bats in Russia, can infect human cells; these findings are significant as both SARS-CoV-2 and Khosta-2 are sarbecoviruses, a sub-category of coronaviruses.