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COVID-like virus, Khosta 2, found in Russian bats; Scientists say current vaccines are not effective against it
Researchers who have studied the Khosta virus have found that:
Khosta bat sarbecoviruses are genetically distinct from human SARS-CoV in that they lack genetic information encoding for certain genes that are thought to antagonize the immune system and contribute to disease, for example like Orf8.
In a word, unlike the COVID that causes the coronavirus, the Khosta 2 virus is not capable of causing serious illness in humans. However, it can infect and cause serious diseases in humans if it is mixed with the genes of the COVID that causes the coronavirus. In that case, its transmission speed will also be another headache for health watchers.