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The vaccines and the variants: Four keys to ending the pandemic

  • 1.  The vaccines and the variants: Four keys to ending the pandemic

    Posted 06-10-2021 03:58:00 PM
    With more than half of all U.S. adults now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, many Americans are starting to see life creep back toward a pre-pandemic normalcy with one big caveat: the variants. Scientists have been warning the public that, as long as COVID-19 continues to spread globally, it's possible that a vaccine-evading variant could develop. For my latest AAMCNews article, I dug into what we know about the most concerning variants to be identified so far and how the vaccines are stacking up against them.

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    Bridget Balch
    Staff Writer
    Association of American Medical Colleges
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