As the delta variant continues to fuel the rising number of COVID infections, another has now been detected. The lambda variant, discovered in Peru, is one of the most recent discoveries. Scientists continue to watch for new mutations of COVID-19.
David Weber, MD, professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases, explained to KTAL (Washington, DC) that the SARS-CoV-2 is a MRNA virus similar to the flu, and that those viruses tend to mutate more rapidly.
“Every person who is unvaccinated is really a little incubator for a new variant,” Weber said.