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4th July 2021
10:04am BST

"The more we allow the virus to spread, the more opportunity the virus has to change," the World Health Organisation advised. (Photo: Getty)[/caption]
All viruses change and evolve, as we have previously seen with the Delta variant that is currently running rampant and unchecked across much of Britain.
Though variations can be minor, insignificant even, there is potential for it to develop an advantage we are powerless to predict. If a mutant version infects enough people, then it becomes a variant.
But it cannot replicate and mutate inside of a person that has been vaccinated. So, enter the person so steadfast in their belief to not be vaccinated, a.k.a a 'walking factory'.
"As mutations come up in viruses, the ones that persist are the ones that make it easier for the virus to spread in the population," said Andrew Pekosz, a microbiologist who also spoke to CNN.
"Every time the viruses change, that gives the virus a different platform to add more mutations. Now we have viruses that spread more efficiently."
Though the Alpha and Delta variants are arguably the most well-known now, there are still many other mutations out there. It is almost like a pick and mixes where all the candy happens to disease.
The biggest issue surrounding the unvaccinated is not the risk of their own health, which they have a right to do, but the fact they could produce more variants the rest of us cannot combat with the current vaccine. "My body, my choice" seemed like a valid argument for a while, but actually, that choice could be putting others in harm's way.Explore more on these topics:

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