Are COVID-19 Mutations Making the Virus More Deadly?
MUTANT MONSTER
The coronavirus is mutating—in some cases, very quickly. But there could be another, chilling explanation for high death rates in some places.
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Yes, the novel coronavirus mutates. Possibly fast.
No, that doesn’t necessarily make the virus deadlier. Instead, there’s another—and equally chilling—possible explanation for the high death rate associated with COVID-19.
It could be that our own genes, rather than the virus’s, largely account for the wide range of outcomes when people are infected by SARS-CoV-2.
