UK's super COVID takes hold in Florida and California
Cases of the UK 'super-covid' variant have been reported in at least 32 US sates California and Florida have the greatest number with 113 and 147, respectively San Diego has a 'cluster' of at least 109 linked cases, and two Florida counties have a cluster of 11 between them For now the UK variant's spread in the US is regional but it is more infectious and that could quickly change In the UK, scientists found 11 cases of B117 with an additional spike mutation That mutation is seen in the South African form and makes the variant less 'visible' to antibodies, potentially dulling the eff...