New Virus Strain Could Be in U.S.; Fauci Gets Shot: Virus Update
Bloomberg 12/22/2020 Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) The new Covid-19 strain that emerged in the U.K. is possibly already in the U.S., Germany, France and Switzerland, officials in those countries said. Ireland imposed new restrictions to stem an “extraordinary growth” in cases, and said the nation should act on the assumption that the new variant has arrived.
Pfizer Inc.’s partner BioNTech SE is exploring options to boost vaccine production, and its chief executive officer said its shot will probably work against the new virus strain. Taiwan reported the first locally transmitted infection since April, ending what was the world’s longest stretch without a domestic case.
New Virus Strain Could Be in U.S.; Fauci Gets Shot: Virus Update Bloomberg 12/22/2020 Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) The new Covid-19 strain that emerged in the U.K. is possibly already in the U.S., Germany, France and Switzerland, officials in those countries said. Ireland imposed new restrictions to stem an “extraordinary growth” in cases, and said the nation should act on the assumption that the new variant has arrived.
Pfizer Inc.’s partner BioNTech SE is exploring options to boost vaccine production, and its chief executive officer said its shot will probably work against the new virus strain. Taiwan reported the first locally transmitted infection since April, ending what was the world’s longest stretch without a domestic case.
CECC spokesman Chuang Jen-hsiang told reporters the man had travelled to the US in late November, where it s believed he contracted the virus. After completing three days of quarantine upon his return to Taiwan, the man embarked on a four-day trip around the north of the country from December 8 to December 11. It s understood he was infectious during this period.
On December 12, the Kiwi flew back to the US with the two pilots, and reportedly did not wear a mask for the duration of the flight. One of the co-pilots, a Taiwanese woman in her 30s, was the first to test positive. The Kiwi and the other pilot, a Japanese man in his 20s, were subsequently tested as close contacts.