Expert: Current vaccines should work as coronavirus mutates, but don t let down your guard
Vaccines are being studied for effectiveness, but there s been no indication they won t work against the new strains. Author: Emily Longnecker Updated: 5:54 AM EST January 30, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS There are currently two coronavirus vaccines being distributed in this country, products from Moderna and Pfizer. There s currently one in the works from Johnson and Johnson. All are aimed at fighting the spread of a virus that continues to change. That s what viruses do, right,” said Professor Thomas Duszynski, director of epidemiology education at Fairbanks School of Health at IUPUI. “They mutate, so every time a person becomes infected, there s an opportunity for a mutation to occur, and that s what we re seeing. Moderna and Pfizer both have been looking at data and they haven t found any reason to believe that their vaccines won t work against these strai