Covid Variants & The Covid-19 Vaccine Selin Roy What is a variant? Viruses constantly change through mutation and sometimes these mutations result in a new variant of the virus. Some variants emerge and disappear while others persist. New variants will continue to emerge Do COVID-19 vaccines cause variants? NO, they do not. More person-to-person spread of a virus gives it more opportunities to change. Every new change in a virus increases the chance of a new variant. How can we help to slow the emergence of new variants? Taking steps to reduce the spread of the infection: getting [...]