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Are new COVID variants like Omicron linked to low vaccine coverage? Here's what the science says

  • Written by: Jennifer Juno, Senior research fellow, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
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The emergence of a new SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern, Omicron, has reignited global discussions of vaccine distribution, virus mutation, and immunity against new virus strains.

Some experts have suggested the emergence of a new strain could be a result of low levels of vaccine coverage in developing nations.

So how do new virus variants...

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