What is Khosta-2? A vaccine-restraint virus found in Russian bats

It is classified as a sarbecovirus, a member of the Coronavirus family. It attaches to the same protein, ACE2 that Coronavirus uses to penetrate into human cells

A team of American researchers has now identified a new coronavirus variant in Russian bats, capable of infecting people. Scientists have now voiced concern that the virus called Khosta-2 may be completely resistant to all current coronavirus vaccinations available on the market.

According to research published in the journal PLoS Pathogens, the virus is classified as a sarbecovirus, a member of the coronavirus family. It attaches to the same protein, ACE2, that coronavirus uses to penetrate human cells. 

A team of scientists led by Michael Letko, discovered a group of coronaviruses similar to SARS-COV-2, which were initially discovered in bats