Share this Story: What we know about COVID-19 variant Delta's newest offspringWhat we know about COVID-19 variant Delta's newest offspring The two Delta sub-lineages, dubbed AY.25 and AY.27, have been detected in every province except Prince Edward IslandArticle content Two new descendants of Delta circulating in Canada that appear to have a survival edge — they seem slightly more spreadable — tell us SARS-CoV-2 may still have “plenty more room” to continue adapting to humans, scientists say. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Try refreshing your browser, or What we know about COVID-19 variant Delta's newest offspring Back to video “It will keep climbing to find a peak of adaptation. But we don’t really know how close to the peak we are.” The two Delta sub-lineages, dubbed AY.25 and AY.27, were first detected in Canada in the spring. More On This Topic 10/3 podcast: Why is the Delta variant proving to be so tricky With the rise of Delta, are vaccines still enough to end the pandemic?

Source: National Post November 12, 2021 23:42 UTC