‘Delta on steroids’: The next Covid-19 variant

The novel Coronavirus is constantly mutating and sending new challenges to world countries. While the effect of the delta variant appears to be diminishing, other variants, such as the Lambda and Eta, are expected to become more dangerous in the coming days. Given this, the WHO is keeping an eye on the prevalence of these variants.

The latest report from Newsweek estimated that some dangerous variants could triple the current threat. The report describes such a variant as a ‘steroid-taking delta’, comparing it to athletes taking steroids.

According to the above calculation, no matter how small the mutation, there is a doubt that the number of Covid danger variants will be higher. However, research has shown that the variant that comes with each mutation may not be dangerous, but its effect may depend on how widespread the new variant is.

Reports say the human body acts as a lab for the origin of a new variant of Covid-19. The report says that the variant becomes more dangerous, especially in areas where the population is not vaccinated.

Scientist Preeti Malini believes that masks and social distance alone cannot stop the creation of new variants and that vaccines can only prevent this.

Scientists say that Corona has the ability to mutate genes without making mistakes in replication compared to other viruses. In addition, the number of viruses produced in an infected person is very high compared to other viruses. Once a mutation is obtained, the new variant has a heavier load on the infected person.