New Sars-CoV-2 variant detected in South Africa. More information required to know what the mutations are doing to determine if it will circumvent the vaccine and be a cause for concern. November 26, 2021November 26, 2021Dr. Barry Dworkin Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 26, 2021 [display_podcast] Source:New Covid variant: How worried should we be? Related posts: It is not just the cream cheese dip at parties that is a super-spreader. What are some of the concerns about the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 with respect to transmission, number of fatalities, and its impact on children? Retrospective study finds that the flu vaccine has benefits against severe effects of COVID-19. How it does this remains unknown but if true, it will be fascinating and enlightening to figure out how our immune response works in this setting. As the SARS-CoV-2 variants continue to evolve, how will they change the pandemic? Detailed article in Science provides some of the details. https://bit.ly/37WKBtK mutationsSARS-CoV-2