The World Health Organization hasn t named a new SARS-CoV-2 variant in almost a year, a major switch after the quick evolution of COVID-19 earlier in the pandemic.
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The new variants popping up might mean we see more virus transmission and more infections. But the shots still do a good job keeping people safe from severe infections, hospitalizations and death.
Some rather alarming headlines recently circulated about the newest members of the omicron family. “Nightmare COVID variant,” read one. “The most immune-evasive COVID variants yet.” Or, as one would-be pandemic