The term "double mutant" refers to the variant having two spike protein mutations. One of the mutations, called L452R, has also been found in other variants that confer some level of immune resistance. The second mutation, called E484Q, may be similar to another mutation found in the South Africa variant.
That's from the CNN article.
My question is: Does immune resistance refer to the human body immunological resistance to the virus infection or to the virus resistance to the human body immunological response to the virus?
anonymous the virus resistance to the human body immunological response to the virus? This one. It is confusing, isn't it?
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anonymousthe virus resistance to the human body immunological response to the virus?
This one. It is confusing, isn't it? It sounds like CNN is on the virus's side.