The strain of the virus in the current monkeypox outbreak has far more mutations than would be expected, several that increase transmission
As I previously stated, this is most likely a lab-developed strain. What a coincidence that TPOXX (drug being used for monkeypox) was licensed in 2018 and the Jynneos vaccine being used for monkeypox was licensed in 2019. Below is from today’s CIDRAP at the University of Minnesota. https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2022/06/virus-causing-monkeypox-outbreak-has-mutated-spread-easier Virus causing monkeypox outbreak has mutated to…