New COVID-19 variants

Published: Jan. 25, 2021, 6:17 p.m.

New variants of SARS-CoV-2 have been discovered around the world, and present new and different threats to public health.\n\nOn this episode of This Is Why, we learn about the new variants and what could be done about them.\n\nContact:\n\nAdam Toy - @Adam_Toy on Twitter\n\nDave McIvor - @d_mac1519 on Twitter\n\nThis is Why - @ThisIsWhy on Twitter\n\nEmail us - thisiswhy@globalnews.ca\n\nGuests:\n\nDr. Frank Van Der Meer, associate professor of virology at the University of Calgary\n\nDr. Matthew S. Miller, associate professor in the Michael DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research at McMaster University