Worrying

Scientists in Oregon have discovered a native version of a fast-spreading variant of the coronavirus that first appeared in the UK - but now combined with a mutation that may make the variant less susceptible to vaccines.The researchers…

A medical worker holds a syringe with the Gam-COVID-Vac (Sputnik V) Covid-19 vaccine in his hand.Alexander Reka | TASS | Getty ImagesWhile the European Union struggles to push coronavirus vaccine rollout in the block of 27, Russia's Covid…

In the past few weeks, scientists have been raising the alarm about new variants of the coronavirus that carry a handful of tiny mutations, some of which appear to make vaccines less effective.But it's not just these small genetic changes…