Los Alamos Lab uses computational analysis of 6000 coronavirus sequences to conclude that a mutated strain is now dominant. Clinical implications remain unknown and study needs to be peer -reviewed and published.

Dr. Barry Dworkin

Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 6, 2020

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Scientists say a now-dominant strain of the coronavirus could be more contagious than original

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Pre-print report is here. It has not been peer reviewed nor published.

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