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TWiEVO 79: When the immune system is away, SARS-CoV-2 will play

  • July 2, 2022
  • Tagged as: antibody evasion, chronic infection, coronavirus, COVID-19, evolution, fitness, immunocompromised, natural selection, pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, variants of concern

Nels and Vincent discuss an analysis of the drivers of evolution of SARS-CoV-2 during chronic infections, indicating that a tradeoff exists between antibody evasion and fitness.

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