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The Centers for Disease Control predicts that the new COVID-19 strain from the United Kingdom, B.1.1.7, will be the dominant Coronavirus strain in the U.S. by March. UNMC leading infectious disease expert Dr. James Lawler believes the mutated strain is already here in Nebraska.
According to health officials, this new strain hasn't been shown to cause greater illness - but it is much more contagious.
CDC issues warning on New COVID-19 variant B117 KTRK Share: "The coronavirus is doing what all viruses do, mutating as it goes," said Dr. Linda Yancey. This new variant spreads 70% faster and is extremely contagious, but it is not more deadly than the COVID-19 strain. The CDC issued a warning Friday that said this new variant could become the dominant source of infection in the U.S. by March and would likely lead to a wrenching surge in cases and deaths that would further burden overwhelmed hospitals. By Saturday, authorities in Dallas and Corpus Christi reported the first known cases of the ...
New research suggests that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine can protect against a mutation found in two highly contagious variants of the coronavirus that erupted in Britain and South Africa.
Washington [US], December 24 (ANI): US-based pharma company Moderna on Wednesday said that it expects its COVID-19 vaccine to be protective against the new mutated coronavirus reported in Britain.