New variants of SARS-CoV-2 have been discovered around the world, and present new and different threats to public health.

On this episode of This Is Why, we learn about the new variants and what could be done about them.

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Guests:

Dr. Frank Van Der Meer, associate professor of virology at the University of Calgary

Dr. Matthew S. Miller, associate professor in the Michael DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research at McMaster University