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
ShutterstockThe 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...