Indiana become ninth US state to report at least one case of UK Super-COVID that s now infected at least 65 people across America
At least 65 people nine US states have super-covid according to a DailyMail.com tally of federal and local data
Connecticut, Texas and Pennsylvania each reported their first cases (including two in Connecticut) of the UK variant Thursday
California has at least 34 cases and Florida has 22, while New York and Georgia each have one and Colorado, which was first to find the variant in the US, has two
The variant, known as B117, does not appear to make people sicker, but is more infectious and triggered a suge of cases and lockdown in the UK
Why ARE we falling at the final hurdle? Warp Speed chief admits just 2.6m Americans have been vaccinated instead of 20m target - DESPITE 12m doses sitting in refrigerators across the states
The US has only vaccinated a total of 2.6 million people, new CDC data shows - despite promising to give 20 million people their first doses by the end of 2020
So 461,982 shots, or 230,000 a day have been given since December 24
More than 12 million doses have been shipped to states, who are responsible for their own roll-out but administration is going slowly
Operation Warp Speed Chief Dr Moncef Slaoui admitted the rollout should be better on Wednesday, but offered little explanation
CDC advisory panel changes guidelines to prioritize over 75s for COVID-19 vaccine after facing backlash for suggesting black and Hispanic essential workers should be vaccinated before elderly
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted earlier this week that people 75 and older and some front-line workers should be vaccinated next
That advice is different to the preliminary guidelines it issued at the beginning of the month that sparked outrage and fierce debate among some
The preliminary advice had suggested all non-healthcare essential workers, totaling about 85 million people, should be prioritized over the elderly
That recommendation was made, in part, because racial and ethnic minority groups are disproportionately represented in many essential industries
John Nkengasong, head of the Africa CDC, said the new variant is different to the ones found in the UK and South Africa but it is still too early to tell whether it will have any effect on the virus.