variants

What are the coronavirus variants and how should we respond to them? Your COVID-19 questions answered

CBC readers want to know about the coronavirus variants causing concern around the globe. Here’s what the experts have to say.Laboratory technicians wearing protective equipment work on the genome sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its variants at the Pasteur Institute in Paris on Jan. 21. (Christophe Archambault/AFP via Getty Images)We’re answering your questions about…

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COVID-19 variants and vaccine delays loom large as Quebec loosens restrictions

Quebec’s decision to loosen restrictions is being greeted with trepidation by some public health experts, who worry the threat of more transmissible variants of the coronavirus could once again put hospitals at risk of being overwhelmed.Quebec Minister of Health Christian Dube and Chantal Rouleau, minister responsible for the Montreal area, have the vaccination process explained…

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