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Posted On: 10/16/2022 3:14:45 AM
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New Covid19 strain ZBB "evades monoclonal therapies."
Ohm, any thoughts about how Leron would do against XBB? Since its mutations (or most of them) are in the spike protein area, wouldn't that mean Leron should work well against this mutation?
"A highly mutated descendant of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that drove a record wave of infections starting around a year ago, XBB is in many ways the worst form of the virus so far. It’s more contagious than any previous variant or subvariant. It also evades the antibodies from monoclonal therapies, potentially rendering a whole category of drugs ineffective as COVID treatments....
"It’s one of several major subvariants that have evolved from the basic Omicron variant, piling on more and more mutations on key parts of the virus—especially the spike protein, the part of the virus that helps it grab onto and infect our cells.
"XBB has at least seven new mutations along the spike. Mutations that, taken together, make the subvariant harder for our immune systems to recognize—and thus more likely to evade our antibodies and enter our cells to cause infection."
I know we aren't supposed to post about Covid. I thought this might be of general interest, especially if it seems that Leon would be effective.
Ohm, any thoughts about how Leron would do against XBB? Since its mutations (or most of them) are in the spike protein area, wouldn't that mean Leron should work well against this mutation?
"A highly mutated descendant of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that drove a record wave of infections starting around a year ago, XBB is in many ways the worst form of the virus so far. It’s more contagious than any previous variant or subvariant. It also evades the antibodies from monoclonal therapies, potentially rendering a whole category of drugs ineffective as COVID treatments....
"It’s one of several major subvariants that have evolved from the basic Omicron variant, piling on more and more mutations on key parts of the virus—especially the spike protein, the part of the virus that helps it grab onto and infect our cells.
"XBB has at least seven new mutations along the spike. Mutations that, taken together, make the subvariant harder for our immune systems to recognize—and thus more likely to evade our antibodies and enter our cells to cause infection."
I know we aren't supposed to post about Covid. I thought this might be of general interest, especially if it seems that Leon would be effective.
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