How new variants affect the coronavirus: Science?

The coronavirus can change its shape, just like how you might wear different outfits to look cool or hide from your brother.

Imagine the coronavirus is like a sneaky kid who likes to play dress-up. At first, it had one outfit, kind of plain, but still sneaky enough to make people sick. Now, it’s trying on new clothes, these are new variants, and they help it be more sneaky or even trick your body into thinking it's not there.

The virus has a special part called "spikes" that stick out like hair on a head. These spikes are how the virus grabs onto your cells, kind of like how you grab onto a slide to go down it. But sometimes, those spikes can be different, maybe they're longer or shorter, or even have extra bits.

When the spikes change, it’s like the sneaky kid is wearing a new hat or a different shirt. This makes it harder for your body to recognize the virus, so it might not stop the virus as quickly. That's why we see more people getting sick with these new outfits, because the virus is now better at sneaking in!