Concern Over COVID-19 Variants Grows.

My wife died from COVID-19 on December 29. Please take this pandemic seriously.

You might already know that coronaviruses are always changing, but a handful of new COVID-19 variants around the world have a lot of people worried and wondering whether the current vaccines will protect us from them. Anoushah Rasta reports.

Early investigations suggest that current COVID-19 vaccines may be slightly less effective against some new variants of the virus.

But even against the new strains, they're very effective in preventing severe cases and hospitalizations, experts say.https://t.co/8k68g16e8F

— NPR (@NPR) February 3, 2021

AstraZeneca, Oxford expect 'next generation' COVID-19 vaccine to tackle variants by autumn - executive https://t.co/YnPK3AXKrB pic.twitter.com/zLOlCrZy58

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 3, 2021

GSK's announcement comes as public health officials around the world raise concerns about virus variants that are more contagious or resistant to existing vaccines. Scientists are closely tracking mutations to make sure they identify variants of concern. https://t.co/h0hBaS7mWt

— ABC News (@ABC) February 3, 2021