nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3 89S7|||Worried About Coronavirus Variants? Here's What You Need To Know||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Scientists are spotting new coronavirus variants almost on a daily basis. So far public health experts are still most worried about three important ones.

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The coronavirus variant first spotted in South Africa alarms scientists because it evolved a mutation, known as E484K, that appears to make it better at evading antibodies produced by the immune system.



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Worried About Coronavirus Variants? Here's What You Need To Know

Scientists are spotting new coronavirus variants almost on a daily basis. So far public health experts are still most worried about three important ones.