A new strain of Covid—“Covid-19 mink variant” or “Cluster 5″ - has been circulating in Denmark. The Danish PM announced that twelve people are confirmed infected by the virus; Denmark has ordered the destruction of all of the country’s 15million+ mink. Denmark has now imposed local lockdowns to stop the spread of the virus.
I’m struggling to find any more information about the new strain. Keen to know if people have thoughts on this; at first glance this has the potential to undermine all the efforts to create a vaccine and build (limited) herd immunity thus far.
Covid ‘Mink variant’
A new strain of Covid—“Covid-19 mink variant” or “Cluster 5″ - has been circulating in Denmark. The Danish PM announced that twelve people are confirmed infected by the virus; Denmark has ordered the destruction of all of the country’s 15million+ mink. Denmark has now imposed local lockdowns to stop the spread of the virus.
While there’s no evidence that the virus causes worse disease than other strains of coronavirus, two Danish officials have suggested that the mutant is unlikely to respond to the Covid vaccines currently in development.
I’m struggling to find any more information about the new strain. Keen to know if people have thoughts on this; at first glance this has the potential to undermine all the efforts to create a vaccine and build (limited) herd immunity thus far.