>Is it possible that the heavy mutations detected on the A.30 variant also make it less contagious? 100%. This strain hasn't been seen since May. It has alread

>Is it possible that the heavy mutations detected on the A.30 variant also make it less contagious? 100%. This strain hasn't been seen since May. It has already died out because of Delta. All of these discussions are academic -- we really are only talking about if a Delta variant can gain these mutations and really wreck havoc. And the answer is "probably not" (for a while, anyways)