Is There a Viral Variant That Is Still Effective?

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The two vaccines currently being used in india, as i understand, do we have any infer on how they might be affected. Yes, it certainly appears that, you know, people need to continue to get vaccinated. And hopefully, as in india ramps up its vaccine effort, that can help to bring these outbreaks under control. John pickerell: "This is definitely a story will be keeping a careful eye on"

Over the past few weeks, India has been experiencing a devastating second wave of COVID-19, recording hundreds of thousands of new cases a day.

Evidence is growing that a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus known as B.1.617, first detected in India in October, may be driving this wave.

On this week’s Coronapod we talk about the race to learn more about B.1.617, with early results suggesting it may be more transmissible and could cause more severe disease.

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