A Terrifying Resistant Strain of SARS-CoV-2 Can Still Emerge, New Research Says

A study led by researchers from the Institute of Science and Technology Austria suggests that it is too early to take off face masks and break social distancing. The team calculated in their SIR Model the risks of vaccine-resistant strain of SARS-CoV-2 transmission under different conditions. Scenarios include vaccine uptake of 10 million population over three years and the extent to which non-pharmaceutical interventions such as mask wearing and social distancing make a difference.