Understanding future mutations of Covid-19 (Swiss Press Online 2023, by Mathieu Rudaz) - Swiss Press Award

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Mathieu Rudaz

Covid-19 infections continued to decline in Switzerland at the beginning of 2022. But new sub-lineages of the Omicron variant were making the situation worrying. A mutation in the virus's Spike protein was increasing its virulence. B.2.1.12, BA.4, BA.5—the new variants were multiplying. To understand this, we delved into the heart of the Spike protein.