Thread by @gerald_goh, This headline is highly misleading! 33 mutations were identified in the study [...]

Gerald Goh

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This headline is highly misleading! 33 mutations were identified in the study but this does NOT equate to 30 different strains. Only 11 viral isolates were sequenced so it& #39;s not even logical. #FactsNotFear #COVID19 #genomics @DavidMercerSky https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-has-mutated-into-more-than-30-strains-say-scientists-in-china-11976380">https://news.sky.com/story/cor...

Coronavirus has mutated into more than 30 strains, say scientists in China

Researchers warn vaccine developers need to consider the impact of these "accumulating mutations... to avoid potential pitfalls".

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-has-mutated-into-more-than-30-strains-say-scientists-in-china-11976380

Here is the link to the preprint. 11 patient derived viral isolates sequenced on @illumina NovaSeq & compared to @gisaid database. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.14.20060160v1">https://www.medrxiv.org/content/1...

Patient-derived mutations impact pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2

The sudden outbreak of the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has spread globally with more than 1,300,000 patients diagnosed and a death toll of 70,000. Current genomic...

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.14.20060160v1

Just realized this headline is repeated in multiple news articles. @nypost @christocarbone please correct your headline. https://www.google.com/amp/s/nypost.com/2020/04/21/coronavirus-has-mutated-into-at-least-30-different-strains-study/amp/">https://www.google.com/amp/s/nyp...

Coronavirus has mutated into at least 30 different strains, Chinese study finds

The novel coronavirus has mutated into at least 30 different genetic variations, according to a new study in China. The results showed that medical officials have vastly underestimated the overall

https://www.google.com/amp/s/nypost.com/2020/04/21/coronavirus-has-mutated-into-at-least-30-different-strains-study/amp/

There are too many news articles with this headline to list individually. For anyone who wants to be educated on this, please read this thread by @trvrb https://twitter.com/trvrb/status/1244750382338719745?s=20">https://twitter.com/trvrb/sta...

https://twitter.com/trvrb/status/1244750382338719745?s=20

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