Jan 13, 2021
What caused the variants seen in the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the UK
and elsewhere? Why is the UK variant more contagious? Is it more
lethal? Will the current vaccines still work against these
variants? Is there anything we should be doing differently to
protect ourselves?
Expert virologist Dr. Andy Pekosz talks with
Dr. Josh Sharfstein about how the virus that
causes COVID-19 is changing, and what it means for 2021.
KEYWORDS: viral mutation; spike protein; policy