The coronavirus is mutating. What does that mean for a vaccine?

New York Times

16 April 2020 - Around the world, hope for a return to normalcy is pinned on a vaccine, the “ultimate weapon,” as it’s been called by officials like Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. 

But it’s still unclear how successful a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can be.

A lot will depend on how the virus mutates. Broadly, there are two ways mutations can play out.

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