COVID-19 does not only disturb our social rhythm

With 10 vaccines currently approved and another 81 potentially to be approved in the coming months, the focus on the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has changed from confinement to elimination. However, it is a known viral law that when the going gets tough, the tough get going, with natural selection bringing forth the most favorable mutations. Among these, the most worrying were found in South Africa, Brazil, and the United Kingdom, of which the latter initially has been designated as a “variant of concern.” Early research shows that mutations in these variants might (partly) escape the immune response.
Source: Heart Rhythm - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Editorial Commentary Source Type: research