already found cases of the highly contagious U.K. variant. British Columbia and Alberta have reported cases of a South African variant.
Meanwhile, British health officials are concerned that the vaccines currently being rolled out might not protect against future generations of the virus.
B.C. becomes 2nd province to identify South African COVID-19 variant This talk of variant or mutated strains of SARS-CoV-2 may seem alarming, but for scientists, it’s not a new phenomenon.
Thousands of genomic sequences have been identified that vary from the original strain of the virus.Depending on the rate of transmission and efforts to curb infections, the variant can either die out or dominate.