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COVID is still evolving and will find new ways to evade immune systems, scientists say

COVID is still evolving and will find new ways to evade immune systems, scientists say

Update: 2025-03-11
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SARS-CoV-2 has been evolving the ability to evade the immune system about twice as fast as the fastest-evolving flu virus. It averages more than a dozen significant changes every year.
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COVID is still evolving and will find new ways to evade immune systems, scientists say

COVID is still evolving and will find new ways to evade immune systems, scientists say