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A lot of noise is being generated in the media regarding recombinants, i.e. Deltacron. The later is a misnomer & shouldn’t be used.
@PeacockFlu took pain to discuss these issues in details.
What are the new recombinants, i.e. XD, XE & XF? Which could be the most concerning?
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@PeacockFlu took pain to discuss these issues in details.
What are the new recombinants, i.e. XD, XE & XF? Which could be the most concerning?
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#XD is French Delta x BA.1. It contains the Spike protein of BA.1 and the rest of the genome from Delta.
#XE is a large UK BA.1 x BA.2. It has the Spike & structural proteins from BA.2 but the 5' part of its genome from BA.1. 2/
#XE is a large UK BA.1 x BA.2. It has the Spike & structural proteins from BA.2 but the 5' part of its genome from BA.1. 2/
#XF is a UK Delta x BA.1. It has the Spike & structural proteins from BA.1 but the 5' part of its genome from Delta. 3/
