Having pandemic panic attacks about virus variants? National preparation is the cure
The most frightening aspect of a pandemic, on a primal level, involves the emergence of new strains. If you were writing a thriller about a pandemic, this is what would happen: A mutant strain would emerge that would completely evade scientists’ plans to control it, wreaking havoc around the globe.
The Covid-19 variants we’re facing are not horror movie material yet, despite the emergence of some that cause concern. Many experts agree that the current vaccines, from the team of Pfizer and BioNTech and from Moderna, are still likely to keep people from developing Covid-19 symptoms or severe disease. There’s no reason for panic.
