CORONAVIRUS Are we in danger of a new catastrophe? Scientist fears worse supermutation than delta variants, it will be more deadly! – Topky

Portal The Sun writes of a new threat that could hit people in 2022. At present, the most widespread delta variant (the so-called Indian variant) is coronavirus, which is more contagious than the original British variant.

We haven’t encountered this yet, but we can soon

Sai Reddy, an immunologist from Zurich, Switzerland, is also drawing attention to the new threat. According to him, the world should even prepare for this new variant in advance. “The emergence of this new variant is a big risk. We have to prepare for it,” confirmed by the professor, who also specifically defined the threat. It is possible that existing variants of the virus, such as delta, beta or gamma, would combine to form one large resistant strain. “Covid may have a more dangerous option than the one we’re currently facing.” warns the professor. It could be called Covid-22.

Even in some circles, the Indian delta variant is said to be referred to as Covid-21, as it is the most widespread this year.

We may have a big problem next year

“If such a variant appears, we must recognize it immediately and the vaccine manufacturers must adapt it as soon as possible.” supplies immunologist Reddy. The escape mutations observed in some variants, such as beta, mean that vaccines are less effective and may need to be modified to protect the population. “It’s the next phase of a pandemic, when beta or gamma become more infectious or when delta develops escape mutations. That will be a big problem next year,” the professor repeated the warning.