Ziqitza Limited Rajasthan - New COVID variants! What should we be worried about?
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus in the year 2020, several variants of the coronavirus have been reported and are under investigation. However, with the rise of each new variant, few questions get raised - How fatal is the virus? Will the COVID-19 vaccination provide enough protection? Will the vaccine work against the new variant? And are there any new guidelines or precautions that need to be followed? Ziqitza , one of the country’s leading healthcare organisations explains that typically variants of a virus occur, when the virus’ genes changes or undergoes mutation. Ziqitza Healthcare further explains that RNA viruses such as Coronavirus generally evolve and change. Various geographies play a crucial role resulting in genetically distinct variants. As a matter of fact, mutations in viruses is a common phenomenon and all RNA viruses mutate over time, for example, the flu virus mutates more than often which is why physicians recommend getting a flu shot every year.