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New coronavirus variants could cause more reinfections, require updated vaccines – Science Magazine
Scientists worry mutations found in Brazil and South Africa could help SARS-CoV-2 evade human antibodies

Relatives attend a COVID-19 victims burial in Manaus, Brazil, on 13 January.
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By Kai KupferschmidtJan. 15, 2021 , 4:55 PM
Sciences COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation.
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