On: New Abbott SARS-CoV-2 antibody test has 99.90% specificity and 100% sensitivity

[xyhopguy]

afaik there havent we havent observed major functional mutations in the virus

[sanxiyn → xyhopguy]

We haven't confirmed functional mutations. One of currently known mutations (D614G being a prime suspect) can be functional and we can't rule out the possibility.

[weaksauce → xyhopguy]

The Strain that was seen in ny was more deadly than the strain seen on the west coast. And I’m not sure how many others are out there.

[xyhopguy → weaksauce]

they have a different lineage, but as I stated previously, no major functional mutations were observed.

[arcticbull → weaksauce]

We don't yet know why (or even if) more people died in New York than on the west coast, per capita. We certainly cannot yet attribute it to a different strain.

[christkv → weaksauce]

You want to use the word isolate. The SARS2 virus is a strain of the original SARS virus I think