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amorrison@discoveringbulloch.com John Parcels has been around the world but when he accepted a teaching position at Georgia Southern University and moved to Statesboro, he knew he was home.
arrow Britain s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a coronavirus press conference at 10 Downing Street in London, January 22, 2021. Johnson announced the new variant of COVID-19, which was first discovered in the south of England, may be linked with an increase in the mortality rate. Leon Neal/AP/Shutterstock
Coronavirus variants have been popping up around the globe which is no surprise, once you understand how mutant germs work. But with ambitious vaccination programs underway, the big question is whether these variants will make vaccines less effective.
It’s normal for viruses to mutate when they make copies of themselves, says Brianne Barker, professor of biology at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey. In fact, from March to September, scientists found an average of two new coronavirus variations emerged every month.
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The day will come when everyone who wants a COVID-19 vaccine will be able to get one. Then people might wonder about a question that once seemed far-fetched: Should I get a second just to be safe?
As the pandemic rolls on, that actually might be an option, as more vaccines make their way through the approval pipeline in the coming months. On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorised emergency use of a vaccine by Moderna just a week after it granted similar authorisation for one by Pfizer and BioNTech, the vaccine currently being rolled out in the U.K.
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