Vaccines will remain the way out of this pandemic - but scientists are concerned about new variants of the virus, which are spreading across the world. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe)
At the moment, we are facing new variants from South Arica, Brazil and the UK. They are still being investigated to find out if the current vaccine could be less effective against them - and whether they could spread more easily.
We speak to two leading scientists to find out what the new strains could mean for the coronavirus pandemic - and how virus mutations happen in the first place.
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At the moment, we are facing new variants from South Arica, Brazil and the UK. They are still being investigated to find out if the current vaccine could be less effective against them - and whether they could spread more easily.
We speak to two leading scientists to find out what the new strains could mean for the coronavirus pandemic - and how virus mutations happen in the first place.
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Watch more of our explainer series here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXjqQf1xYLQ6bu-iixvoFTVsiXQVlVniX
Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/
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