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Nov 4, 2023 · Concern over variants, sometimes called strains, of the virus that causes COVID-19 is based on how the virus might change. A virus could get better at infecting people, spread faster or cause people to get sicker. As a virus infects a group of people, the virus copies itself. During this process the genetic code can randomly change in each copy.
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