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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Vishwam Sankaran

New Covid-like virus discovered in Russian bat may infect humans and evade vaccines, study finds

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A virus recently discovered in a Russian bat is similar to the one causing the Covid-19 pandemic and may also infect humans, a new study finds.

Researchers, including those from Washington State University in the US, found that the spike proteins from the bat virus – named Khosta-2 – can infect human cells, and that it is resistant to both the antibodies and serum from individuals vaccinated for Sars-CoV-2.

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