IHME statistical model projects another 115,000 will die of COVID in January
Rapid vaccine rollout could cut the monthly death toll by 1,000, model claims
Universal mask wearing would save 10,000 lives in January, the projection says
Since March, nearly 348,000 Americans have died in the pandemic
On Friday, the total number infected by the virus since March topped 20 million
Slow and chaotic rollout of vaccinations has drawn strong criticism
We do not recommend mixing Covid-19 vaccines, Public Health England chief says
From CNN’s Arnaud Siad and Sharon Braithwaite
A person receives the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at a vaccination center in York, England on December 21, 2020. Danny Lawson/PA Images/Getty Images
Mixing Covid-19 vaccines is not recommended, Public Health England’s Head of Immunisations Dr. Mary Ramsay said Saturday, after government guidance was updated this week to say the interchangeability of Covid-19 vaccines was a reasonable option.
“We do not recommend mixing the Covid-19 vaccines – if your first dose is the Pfizer vaccine you should not be given the AstraZeneca vaccine for your second dose and vice versa,” Ramsay said in a statement.
B117 variant of coronavirus may have begun to circulate in US in October
Researchers examined 2 million positive cases from US in recent months
They found more instances of virus that was missing signal from genetic code
The S gene dropout is similar to the mutation found in B117 variant from the UK
New strain of virus was first announced by UK officials in mid-December
Research shows that the mutation had been circulating in UK since September
New variant is thought to be much more contagious, according to experts
Experts warn it could fuel case surge in US unless more people are vaccinated
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