Risk of DUAL infection from Omicron and Delta could create a new super-mutant ...
Omicron and Delta may strike people at the same time and COMBINE to create an even worse Covid variant in the coming weeks, Moderna boss warns Dr Paul Burton, chief medical officer, said strains would co-exist for some time He said this could lead to them infecting the same cell, and swapping genes There are very few examples of this happening with Covid so far, scientists say
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Dr Paul Burton, Moderna's chief medical officer, warned of a new super-variant
A new super-variant could be created if Omicron and Delta infect someone at the same time, a Moderna boss has warned.
Covid infections normally only involve one mutant strain, but in rare cases two — likely from different sources — can infect a person at the same time.
If these also infect the same cell, they may be able to swap DNA and make a new version of the virus.
Dr Paul Burton, the vaccine maker's chief medical officer, warned the high numbers of Delta and Omicron cases currently circulating in Britain
