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Vaccine manufacturers Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech have said their vaccines should be effective against the B.1.1.7 variant.
About 300 cases of the variant have been detected nationwide, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Two Oregonians who previously tested positive for the variant, a University of Portland staff member and a Yamhill County resident, didn t have a known travel history outside the country.
Public health officials say the emergence of the new variant of COVID-19 in Oregon is a reminder of the need to practice preventative safety measures. This may be the (third) case detected, but it is likely the variant is already circulating much more widely throughout our county and the state, said Mary Sawyers, spokesperson for Washington County Public Health. This means people should assume that they may come in contact with a much more contagious variant of COVID-19 and they need to continue to wear masks, socially distance and