Controlling long-term SARS-CoV-2 infections can slow viral evolution and reduce the risk of treatment failure

Abstract The rapid emergence and expansion of novel SARS-CoV-2 variants threatens our ability to achieve herd immunity for COVID-19. These novel SARS-CoV-2 variants often harbor multiple point mutations, conferring one or more evolutionarily advantageous traits, such as increased transmissibility, i...

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Main Authors: Debra Van Egeren, Alexander Novokhodko, Madison Stoddard, Uyen Tran, Bruce Zetter, Michael S. Rogers, Diane Joseph-McCarthy, Arijit Chakravarty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-02148-8