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Slack / Private Message Drop, p.997 [SLACK_001211] · slack_pm:msg:10403

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Date
2021-09-14 07:06
Type
chat message · slack
recipient
Robert F. Garry, Edward C. Holmes, Andrew Rambaut
speaker
Kristian G. Andersen

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Indeed - that is interesting. As you say, could likely be animals, but yes, probably not a concern in humans compared to delta.

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  1. 2021-09-14 06:46 Kristian G. Andersen open
    That is a weirdly mutates spike... Often we see charge reversions, but that's not what's going on here - instead we see several hydroxyl groups? There are more S/T mutations in that spike than the two you mentioned. Novel receptor?
  2. 2021-09-14 06:52 Andrew Rambaut open
    This is highly confidential right now but it is from wastewater in a city. It has been frequently coming up over time and has not been seen in any of the human cases in the city (and as you know we do sequence a lot). We are speculating it is in rats or something.
  3. 2021-09-14 06:53 Andrew Rambaut open
    The good news is probably that this will be less fit in humans and is not a particular threat (above Delta which wealready have). Would be interesting though.
  4. 2021-09-14 06:56 Robert F. Garry open
    Very interesting!
  5. 2021-09-14 07:06 Kristian G. Andersen
    Indeed - that is interesting. As you say, could likely be animals, but yes, probably not a concern in humans compared to delta.
  6. 2021-09-14 07:06 Kristian G. Andersen open
    Don't rodent CoVs have funky FCSs? Question for Stephen...
  7. 2021-09-14 07:30 Robert F. Garry open
    SLACK_001212 MHV changes its FCS all the time
  8. 2021-09-14 07:30 Robert F. Garry open
    See here - no making fun of my tree. [shared file(s): image.png]
  9. 2021-09-14 07:30 Edward C. Holmes open
    Got another FOIA from ae: will be declined again and probably end up in court again. This is what my Uni told me (apparently the Uni cyber security people have kindly collated all my emails for me):

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