Omicron: How do we stop coronavirus variants from evolving

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We are witnessing the scenario that many people feared unfold before our eyes. The new omicron variant can largely evade prior immunity and is spreading with alarming rapidity. And the really bad news is that there is every reason to think more dangerous variants will emerge in the future. So is there anything we can do to prevent this, or at least to slow the process?

“There is absolutely something that can be done,” says Aris Katzourakis at the University …