Senate’s Health Committee Dismisses Possibility of ‘Deltacron’ Variant

[snoop1130]

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The deputy chairman of the Senate’s public health committee has dismissed the possibility of the “Deltacron” variant, citing the latest GISAID studies on samples of the virus.

 

In regards to reports about the appearance of the “Deltacron” strain, a new variant mixed between the Delta and Omicron variants, Dr. Chalermchai Boonyaleepun from the public health committee has written on his Facebook page stating that the new variant was only a Delta sample contaminated with the Omicron variant.

 

Dr. Chalermchai stated that GISAID completed a genome sequencing of 24 samples from Cyprus, where the so-called "Deltacron" variant was discovered and found that the majority of genes were actually the Delta variant, with only two Omicron spike proteins – A67V and 69-70 Del. Moreover, despite the fact that both were found in 24 samples, the genetic codes for these Delta samples differed depending on the sample.

 

Dr. Chalermchai wrote that based on the results of the GISAID sequence, he can conclude that "Deltacron" is a version of the Delta coronavirus that was contaminated due to technical issues, which aligns with the opinions of a British virologist and the World Health Organization. He said that this information should completely end discussions about the “Deltacron variant”.

 

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[ikke1959]

If it is true that there is a problem apparently as British scientists said it could be a deadly strain...

[dinsdale]

10 minutes ago, ikke1959 said:

If it is true that there is a problem apparently as British scientists said it could be a deadly strain...

Like to see a quote on this. Everything I have seen says it's contamination.

[ozimoron]

40 minutes ago, ikke1959 said:

If it is true that there is a problem apparently as British scientists said it could be a deadly strain...

Why is it so hard for the bashers to post links? Here is a link to what a British scientists said recently which supports the Thai experts' view

 

After reports emerged that a new coronavirus (COVID-19) variant 'Deltacron' has been detected by a scientist in Cyprus, a UK-based virologist has refuted the claims, terming it a "lab contamination" and not a new strain.

 

https://www.wionews.com/world/covid-19-is-deltacron-a-new-variant-a-uk-virologist-explains-what-it-could-possibly-be-443546

Edited January 20, 2022 by ozimoron

[Pique Dard]

...there are 24 greek letters, and so far, we've had  delta and omicron virus. let's be prepared  for the coming 22 variants!

[GroveHillWanderer]

13 minutes ago, Pique Dard said:

...there are 24 greek letters, and so far, we've had  delta and omicron virus. let's be prepared  for the coming 22 variants!

We've actually had 13 variants so far - several variants of concern such as Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta and Omicron. The others (Epsilon etc) were mostly what's known as variants of interest. Nu and Xi were skipped so there's only 9 letters left.

Edited January 20, 2022 by GroveHillWanderer

[ikke1959]

2 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Like to see a quote on this. Everything I have seen says it's contamination.

https://www.diagnosticcentres.in/healthcare-article/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-deltacron-variant

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10309153/Risk-DUAL-infection-Omicron-Delta-create-new-super-mutant-variant.html