SARS-CoV-2 Mutates in Minks

Animal reservoir may undermine vaccine efficacy

AHC MEDIA,

Hospital Infection Control & Prevention 47(384):p 0, December 1, 2020.

Minks farmed for their fur are acquiring SARS-CoV-2 from humans and transmitting it back, a classic scenario for possible genetic mutation that could create a mismatch with vaccines under development, the World Health Organization reports.