Afrikaanse Nuus

Researchers discovered something new that has spread across news outlets. NeoCoV, a coronavirus that infects bats in South Africa, uses the same receptor to infect bats as SARS-CoV-2 virus, the virus causing COVID-19, uses to infect humans. Why does this matter?

Researchers found that NeoCoV is a close cousin to MERS-CoV (the virus that causes Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome). MERS-CoV is a lethal coronavirus that has been linked with upwards of a 35% mortality rate. It isn’t nearly as transmissible or contagious as SARS-CoV-2 though. This is because MERS uses a different receptor to invade cells, called the DPP4 Receptor.

Researchers found that this bat coronavirus, NeoCoV, uses the same receptor as SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, called the ACE2R despite NeoCoV being closely related to MERS-CoV. People have used this to claim that NeoCoV could be as contagious as SARS-CoV-2 and then as lethal as MERS-CoV. The researchers also found that NeoCoV is one mutation away from being able to use the human ACE2R, rather than the Bat ACE2R. They also reported that vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 and MERS sera did not protect against NeoCoV.

We dive into this study and de-mystify many of the reports and claims!
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.01.24.477490v1.full.pdf

Learn more about Omicron in the videos below!
Omicron Is Still Mutating – Subvariants (BA.1, BA.2, BA.3), The Stealth Variant, And More
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvdmLF_tabI
Omicron Symptoms – Update On Unexpected New Symptoms To Look Out For
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI0mxnbCcUE
Omicron – GOOD NEWS UPDATE – Data Out Of California On Severity, Previous Infection, And Vaccination
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X55aeEOpTE0
Omicron – Healthcare Workers Having To Work With COVID-19 And Critical Staffing Shortages
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdjtmfYvT94
I Have Omicron – Final UPDATE On Doctor’s Experience With Omicron
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byePZoBseMs
I Have Omicron – UPDATE On Symptoms And The State Of Things (Hospitalizations, ICU Admission Rates)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOWOvTwmqS0
I Have Omicron – A Doctor’s Experience And Perspective
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34dQY6ij_-U
Omicron – Affects On The Lungs Seem To Be Less
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAHcMzcxU-M
Omicron Reinfection – Protection, Symptoms, Severity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOuvsCKbzAY
Omicron – Protection And Immunity Against Other Variants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ysnPFc8OnI
Omicron – How Good Are Vaccines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYoNI1lEBs8&t=29s
Omicron And COVID-19 – Outpatient Treatments And Staying Out Of The Hospital
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWWYqasEOz4
Omicron Symptoms – What To Look Out For And Expect
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9W3_3EQPF0
Omicron Severity of Disease in Unvaccinated, Vaccinated, and Previously Infected: New COVID Variant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tn8wVGu7RYk

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