There’s recently been news of a new SARS-CoV-2 variant combining portions of the Delta and Omicron variants. Having known that coronaviruses can recombine if different variants infect the same cell, this doesn’t come as a surprise to me. I even mentioned it in passing once; I wish I had publicly predicted it for bragging rights.
Deltacron: Likely real, but don't panic
Deltacron: Likely real, but don't panic
Deltacron: Likely real, but don't panic
There’s recently been news of a new SARS-CoV-2 variant combining portions of the Delta and Omicron variants. Having known that coronaviruses can recombine if different variants infect the same cell, this doesn’t come as a surprise to me. I even mentioned it in passing once; I wish I had publicly predicted it for bragging rights.