1. Home
 / Modified jan 22, 2021 8:49 a.m.

Episode 263: COVID variants cause for concern as vaccines roll out

People are getting vaccinated against COVID-19 at the same time new COVID strains are emerging.

AZSCI 263 covid strain hero New COVID strains are emerging in the United States.
Pixabay

The Research Corporation for Science Advancement
Arizona Science

COVID Variants Cause Concern for Vaccines Roll Out

This episode is supported by the The Research Corporation for Science Advancement.
NPR
Deepta Bhattacharya spoke with Tim Swindle, director of the University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory.

People are getting vaccinated against COVID-19 at the same time new COVID strains are emerging in the United States. Some scientists say the variants are not their biggest concern but shouldn't be taken lightly either. University of Arizona immunobiologist Deepta Bhattacharya has been tracking the new strains and how they impact the effort to get COVID-19 under control.

Deepta Bhattacharya spoke with Tim Swindle, director of the University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory.

Arizona Science
Catch Arizona Science each Friday during Science Friday on NPR 89.1. You can subscribe to our podcast on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, or the NPR App. See more from Arizona Science.
MORE: Arizona Science
By posting comments, you agree to our
AZPM encourages comments, but comments that contain profanity, unrelated information, threats, libel, defamatory statements, obscenities, pornography or that violate the law are not allowed. Comments that promote commercial products or services are not allowed. Comments in violation of this policy will be removed. Continued posting of comments that violate this policy will result in the commenter being banned from the site.

By submitting your comments, you hereby give AZPM the right to post your comments and potentially use them in any other form of media operated by this institution.
AZPM is a service of the University of Arizona and our broadcast stations are licensed to the Arizona Board of Regents who hold the trademarks for Arizona Public Media and AZPM. We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples.
The University of Arizona