Author of the article: Dr. Kristin Morrison
Publishing date: Feb 28, 2021  â¢Â February 28, 2021  â¢Â 3 minute read  â¢Â
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February is over but spring has not sprung. COVID fatigue is moving into exhaustion. We want to escape the cold and isolation, to return to some normal social life. While release from lockdown provincially and return to green status locally may imply safety â if we social distance, wear masks etc., there is this looming threat from the Variants of Concern (VOC)â¦. What does this all mean? Can we stay safe and sane?
Variants have genetic mutations, changes in genes that make them to look or act differently. These are normal and expected processes that help all living things to survive as their world changes. While humans evolve over eons, viruses evolve over weeks/months. Variants are identified and labeled by these mutations. VOCs have mutations that make the virus more dangerous to us in some way. O
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