Last week Denmark sounded the alarm on potentially dangerous developments related to SARS-CoV-2 virus.
The two worrying elements are (1) a mutation in the spike protein which could render the upcoming vaccines and antibody immunity of those already infected useless (2) a jump from animal (mink) to human.
This is a good summary and the press release from the Danish Serum Institute (use Google Translate) is also worth reading.
STAT news have a more sanguine take – arguing that there is nothing to suggest the mutated virus could have higher transmission rates or risks for humans and single mutations rarely are cause for alarm.
