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

Gerald Goh

gerald_goh

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'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

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

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/

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/status/1244750382338719745?s=20

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