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Do Covid-19 vaccines work against new variants? Scientists explain – Inverse
To adapt an mRNA vaccine to a new variant, scientists could focus on just one piece of it: the genetic material contained inside the vaccine.
The arrival of two coronavirus vaccines
in December allowed the world to breathe a small sigh of relief. But emerging variants of the virus versions of SARS-COV-2 with slight genetic differences are unwanted variables in an already precarious time. At least three are confirmed to be circulating, stemming from the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Brazil. An unpublished study also suggests a variant has emerged in California.
Theres a chance the virus may evolve to evade the vaccines we have now,…
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