Scientists across the world have expressed concern over COVID-19 developing lethal mutations which could bypass the protection offered by current vaccines. Recently, more infectious variants first reported in the United Kingdom and India have stirred a wave of fear worldwide. A highly mutated strain has higher chances of crossing the threshold of protection offered by vaccines.
Now, Moderna officials have warned against new variants sprouting up globally. During a virtual investor event on Thursday, scientists and executives carved out plans to combat new strains.
Moderna and Pfizer are the vaccines with highest rates of protection against Covid among its recipients. But the efficacy could drop as mutations surface globally
COVID-19: Scientists across world warn of new lethal variants
Worldwide scientists have expressed concern over the development of lethal COVID-19 mutations that might bypass existing vaccine protection.
In the United Kingdom and in India, more infectious variants have recently been reported to cause a wave of fear worldwide. A highly mutated vaccine strain is more likely to overcome the vaccine protection threshold.
Modern officials have now warned of new worldwide variants. During a virtual investor event on Thursday, scientists and executives carved out plans to combat new strains.
“New viral variants are coming, emerging constantly in real time” Guillaume Stewat-Jones, a scientist at Moderna was cited as saying.