'I Think This Is Already in the U.S.,' Dr. Scott Gottlieb Says of New UK Covid Strain – NBC4 Washington
"I don't think a travel ban, at this point, is going to prevent this mutated strain from coming into the United States," Gottlieb said. "We're going to have an epidemic that continues to build over the course of the next three or four weeks, we'll reach a peak, and then we'll start to see infection rates decline as we see vaccinations get rolled out." The new variant of Covid-19 is forcing parts of the United Kingdom back into lockdown. The government imposed the tightest restrictions in London as well as other areas in southeast England, and families are no longer able to gather during Chris...