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Friday, 19 April 2024

Variants in Florida

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Variants in Florida
Variants in Florida

Moderna is effective against the known variants.

Florida is leading the way in cases.

FOX 4 NOW DOT COM.IN COLLIER COUNTY, Rob Manch FOX4.MODERNA CONFIRMS THEIR COVID-19VACCINE PROTECTS PEOPLE AGAINSTTHE BRITISH AND SOUTH AFRICANVARIANTS CURRENTLY SPREADINGACROSS THE GLOBE.THE COMPANY SAYS THAT ACCORDINGTO THEIR LABORATORY TESTS...THEIR SHOT TRIGGERS AN IMMUNERESPONSE THAT WILL PROTECTPEOPLE AGAINST THE TWO VARIANTSOF THE VIRUS.WITH FLORIDA THE STATE WITH THEMOST CASES OF THE VARIANT SOFAR, MANY ARE ASKING HOWDANGEROUS IT IS COMPARED TO THEPARENT VIRUS, AND MOREIMPORTANTLY, HOW EFFECTIVECURRENT AND FUTURE VACCINES WILLBE ON THE DIFFERENT STRAINS.PROFESSOR ROBERT HAWKES OFFLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY’SDEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SCIENCESJOINS US NOW LIVE VIA ZOOMPROFESSOR, FIRST OFF, IS ITNORMAL TO SEE A VIRUS EVOLVE ANDDEVELOP A MUTATION AT THIS RATE?--WHY DOES THIS ONE SPREAD MOREASILY & WILL THE SAMEPRECAUTIONS LIKE MASKS AND HANDWASHING PROTECT AGAINST IT--HOW LONG BEFORE THE VACCINESNO LONGER PROTECT AGAINSTVARIANT?--WILL THE REGULAR COVID NASSWAB TEST CHECK FOR THE VARIANT?--HOW WOULD SOMEONE KNOW IF THEYHAVE A VARIANT STRAIN?PROFESSOR PROFESSOR ROBERTHAWKES OF F-G-C-U DEPARTME

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