Will The COVID-19 Vaccine Protect Against The New Strain?
Mutations in viruses (including COVID-19) are not unexpected
According to Stuart Ray, M.D., Vice-Chair of Medicine for Data Integrity and Analytics, new strains of viruses occur when there is a change (mutation) to the virus’ genes.
Ray says it is the nature of RNA viruses such as the coronavirus to evolve and change gradually. “Geographic separation tends to result in genetically distinct strains,” he says.
Were COVID-19 mutations unexpected?
Therefore, virus mutations, including mutations to the coronavirus, are really not surprising or unexpected. Flu viruses change often as well as a number of viruses. According to John Hopkins Medicine, as the coronavirus continues to spread across the population, mutations of the virus will continue to appear.
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