YakTriNews.com Concerning virus variants, mutation emerge in Oregon There is concern that current COVID vaccines and people who have contracted the previous virus will have less protection and immunity March 8, 2021 12:27 PM Matt Van Slyke Updated: Ryan Brennecke In this Jan. 22, 2021 photo, Sydney Murphy, a third grade teacher at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Ore., receives her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccination from volunteer Val Leonardo, an RN and nursing coordinator at the Shepherd’s House during a vaccination clinic at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center in Redmond, Ore. A new variant of COVID-19 and a new mutation found in Oregon may spell trouble for those who have gotten COVID-19 as well as people who have been vaccinated against it.