Spread Of Mutated Coronavirus In Danish Mink ‘Hits All The Scary Buttons,’ But Fears May Be Overblown-STAT

Denmark set off alarm bells this week with its announcement that it is culling the nation’s entire mink herd — the largest in the world — to stop spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the prized fur species because of potentially dangerous mutations. Inter-species jumps of viruses make scientists nervous — as do suggestions of potentially significant mutations that result from those jumps. But is this latest twist in the Covid-19 saga reason to be deeply concerned? STAT, 11/05/2020

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