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COVID-19 variants are more transmissble than earlier strains

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New variants are an expected part of the evolution of viruses, and that includes SARS CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Yale Medicine provides some background on key variants that have surfaced during the course of the pandemic.
https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/covid-19-variants-of-concern-omicron#:~:text=in%20the%20U.S.-,How%20contagious%20is%20it%3F,lead%20to%20hospitalization%20and%20death.

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I believe that your claim is true that Covid variants can be more transmissible than Covid-19 through more research on the topic. While looking into WebMD's information on COVID-19 I found that variants tend to spread faster, cause more serious symptoms that end up sending more people to the hospital, and vaccines, tests, and treatments are not made to combat them as well. This aligns with your claim that variants are more transmissible. I believe WebMD is a trustworthy place to find information as the URAC, Utilization Review Accreditation Commission, has accredited their operations. I also looked into other places such as the CDC's ISDA to ensure this information was correct.

https://www.webmd.com/covid/coronavirus-strains

https://www.idsociety.org/covid-19-real-time-learning-network/diagnostics/covid-19-variant-update/#/+/0/publishedDate_na_dt/desc/

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