Virus crazy sugar tricks - COVID-19 mRNA vaccines update 24

This video talks about two surprise sugar tricks that could have helped the Delta variant take over the world and why some groups predict that Omicron might not rule the world. Learn how the virus can attach itself to our cell membranes without the ACE2 receptor and how sugars decorate the virus spike protein, and how one mutation might have helped attachment to the receptor through the most fortuitous position of such sugar molecules. Described content: NTD binding to lipids: Nabs binding to NTD: Transmission index: (21)00281-4/ Facilitating antibodies: Sugar and spike protein: Omicron prediction: