According to a recent peer-reviewed study published this week in the PLOS Panthogens science journal, SARS-CoV-2, the sarbecovirus responsible for COVID-19, emerged in the human population through cross-species transmission from an animal source.
Humans Can Be Infected, But… In this study, scientists examined the ability of spike proteins from bat viruses to infect human cells under various circumstances. They stated that the fact that Khosta-2 appears to be resistant to the antibodies that now operate against SARS-CoV-2, also under lab circumstances, makes it particularly harmful.
The team also found that Khosta-2 could not be killed by monoclonal antibodies or serum from people who had been vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2.
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