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ByManny Otiko, California Black Media Health care specialists, including several medical doctors, are keeping their eyes on coronavirus variants that some fear could lead to new strains of COVID-19 that could possibly undermine global efforts to vaccinate people and stem the global crisis.  According to the Centers of Disease Control, the B117 variant (first detected in the U.K.), the most threatening because of its prevalence, is the cause of 20% of new infections in the United States – and 30% of new infections in Florida.  Dr. Nirav Shah, Senior Scholar at Stanford University’s Scho...

The Virus, Vaccines and New Variants: Weighing the Threat of a Mutant COVID Strain By Manny Otiko, California Black Media Published April 1, 2021 Health care specialists, including several medical doctors, are keeping their eyes on coronavirus variants that some fear could lead to new strains of COVID-19 that could possibly undermine global efforts to vaccinate people and stem the global crisis. According to the Centers of Disease Control, the B117 variant (first detected in the UK), the most threatening because of its prevalence, is the cause of 20 % of new infections in the United states â€...

Wednesday, December 23, 2020 President-Elect Biden Announces He Will Nominate Pete Buttigieg as Secretary of Transportation On December 15, President-Elect Joe Biden announced that he will nominate Pete Buttigieg to be the Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOT). Mr. Buttigieg is the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana and former 2020 presidential candidate. Congress Passes Legislation to Reauthorize the Pipeline Safety Act, But Enactment Is Uncertain On December 21, as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Congress approved legislation reauthorizing fundi...