The latest addition to the omicron lineage has been making waves in Europe. Whether it will do the same in the U.S. depends on rates of vaccination and prior infection.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Articles on Virus mutations
Displaying all articles
Even with a variant like Omicron that may be more transmissible than earlier variants, vaccines remain the most effective tool for protection against COVID-19 and for ending the pandemic.
New variants of the COVID-19 virus may be more contagious and cause more severe disease than the original. A pediatrician and infectious disease specialist explains why.
As the US vaccinates millions more people each day, the novel coronavirus works to survive. It does this by mutating. So far, several variants are worrisome. A virologist explains what they are.
Top contributors
-
Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina
-
Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina
-
Postdoctoral fellow, McGill University
-
Associate Professor of Virology and Vaccinology, University of Connecticut
-
Professor of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology, Morehouse School of Medicine
