Melissa's Musings(My opinionated view of life)

Expect more worrisome variants after omicron, scientists say | WGN-TV : Every infection provides a chance for the virus to mutate, and omicron has an edge over its predecessors: It spreads way faster despite emerging on a planet with a stronger patchwork of immunity from vaccines and prior illness.

Massive numbers of new COVID-19 infections, not vaccines, are the main driver of new coronavirus variants

Pfizer CEO: Vaccine-Resistant Coronavirus Variant 'Likely' to Emerge

COVID-19 Patients Not Allowed to Know Which Variant Infected Them That needs to change.

New SARS-CoV-2 variants have changed the pandemic. What will the virus do next? | Science | AAAS : The pandemic is giving scientists a unique view of viral evolution in action

Antibody protects against broad range of COVID-19 virus variants

Shared antibodies may push COVID variants: study

WHO warns of 'strong likelihood' of new, possibly more dangerous variants - ABC News

WHO warns of 'dangerous' variants as COVID cases rise globally

Why health officials are watching new 'lambda' coronavirus variant | Live Science : A coronavirus variant known as "lambda" is gaining the attention of health officials as it spreads around the world. Here's what we know.

Dangerous Covid variants could set back national progress, officials warn - CNN : With declining rates of Covid-19 infections and deaths across the US, more cities and states have lifted safety restrictions in anticipation of a better summer.

How COVID-19 variants evade immune response | National Institutes of Health (NIH) : Research revealed how certain mutations in circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants allow the virus to avoid neutralization by many antibodies.

Highly contagious India COVID variant spreads rapidly in US