Will COVID-19 Vaccines Drive Mutated Variants?

Research suggests vaccine-linked COVID variants could be a problem

Media reports allege the unvaccinated are a breeding ground for COVID variants, but research suggests the real problem may come from viral mutations in the vaccinated. Halfpoint/Shutterstock

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Despite media reports suggesting unvaccinated people will drive mutations of SARS-CoV-2 (or the CCP virus, which causes COVID-19), actual research suggests that more dangerous mutations of the virus could come from the specific nature of the vaccines now being used around the world. Half of Americans have declined the vaccine.