Expect more worrisome Covid-19 variants after Omicron: scientists

Scientists warn that Omicron’s whirlwind advance practically ensures it will not be the last version of the coronavirus to worry the world.Every infection provides a chance for the virus to mutate, and Omicron has an edge over its predecessors: It spreads much faster despite emerging on a planet with a stronger patchwork of immunity from vaccines and prior illness.That means more people in whom the virus can further evolve. Experts do not know what the next variants will look like or how they…

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