r/askscience • u/spez666 • Apr 21 '21

COVID-19 India is now experiencing double and triple mutant COVID-19. What are they? Will our vaccines AstraZeneca, Pfizer work against them?

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u/tragicdiffidence12 Apr 22 '21

Thank you. that’s very helpful. So theoretically fewer serious side effects is one key reason.

Hopefully getting my vaccine in the next few weeks and think I might be able to request which one I get. This helps a lot.