Coronavirus study: Sturdier spike protein behind variants' faster spread
The sturdier spike protein may actually make vaccines based on the spike – such as those by Pfizer and Moderna – more effective.
This undated transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2, also known as novel coronavirus, the virus that causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S. Virus particles are shown emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. The spikes on the outer edge of the virus parti(photo credit: NIAID-RML/FILE PHOTO/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
