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As Coronavirus Mutates, the World Stumbles Again to Respond

Sat, 2021-01-09 13:17 — mike kraft

DURBAN, South Africa — Doctors and nurses at a South African hospital group noticed an odd spike in the number of Covid-19 patients in their wards in late October. The government had slackened its lockdown grip, and springtime had brought more parties. But the numbers were growing too quickly to easily explain, prompting a distressing question.

“Is this a different strain?” one hospital official asked in a group email in early November, raising the possibility that the virus had developed a dangerous mutation.

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False reports of a new ‘U.S. variant’ originated from Dr. Deborah Birx on the task force

Fri, 2021-01-08 21:11 — mike kraft

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/01/08/world/covid-19-coronavirus#false-reports-of-a-new-us-variant-originated-from-dr-deborah-birx-on-the-task-force

Reports of a highly contagious new variant in the United States, published on Friday by multiple news outlets, are based on speculative statements made by Dr. Deborah Birx and are inaccurate, according to several government officials.

The erroneous report originated at a recent meeting where Dr. Birx, a member of the White House coronavirus task force, presented graphs of the escalating cases in the country. She suggested to other members of the task force that a new, more transmissible variant originating in the U.S. might explain the surge, as another variant did in Britain.

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Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine not affected by mutation seen in contagious coronavirus variant, study indicates

Fri, 2021-01-08 12:20 — mike kraft

Pfizer vaccine not affected by mutation in contagious coronavirus variant A mutation found in fast-spreading coronavirus variants does not negate the Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech. Andrew Joseph STAT

A mutation found in fast-spreading coronavirus variants does not negate the Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech, researchers reported late Thursday.

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FDA Warns Health Officials Not To Mess With COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Schedule

Tue, 2021-01-05 10:13 — mike kraft

FDA Warns Health Officials Not To Mess With COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Schedule Agency officials said reducing the number of doses creates a potential for harm in patients because "they may assume that they are fully protected when they are not" and may "take unnecessary risks." NPR.org

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A more contagious coronavirus strain has been identified in 4 states and 33 countries. What we know.

Tue, 2021-01-05 09:57 — mike kraft

A more contagious coronavirus strain has been identified in 4 states and 33 countries. What we know. A new strain of the coronavirus, first identified in the U.K., has now been found in Florida, California, Colorado and New York. Here's what to know. YahooNews

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Cuomo Confirms Case of New, More Contagious U.K. Strain of Virus in New York

Mon, 2021-01-04 18:28 — mike kraft

Cuomo Confirms Case of New, More Contagious U.K. Strain of Virus in New York New York joined a growing number of states on Monday to confirm the presence of a new strain of the coronavirus that’s believed to be at least 50 percent more contagious. A man in his 60s living in upstate New York has tested positive for the U.K. strain of the coronavirus, known as B.1.1.7., Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on a… Brian Price NBC New York

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New COVID-19 Variant Spreads To Dozens Of Countries

Sat, 2021-01-02 17:48 — mike kraft

New COVID-19 Variant Spreads To Dozens Of Countries The new strain, which likely originated in the U.K. in September, has spread to more than 30 countries across several continents. Meanwhile, the U.S. saw record COVID-19 deaths in December. NPR.org

The coronavirus variant that was first spotted last month in the U.K. has now spread to dozens of countries, likely passed on by infected people who traveled around the world and unknowingly brought the microscopic invaders with them.

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Update: Third state identifies more transmissible variant as U.S. cases surpass 20 million

Fri, 2021-01-01 19:42 — mike kraft

Coronavirus updates: Third state identifies more transmissible variant as U.S. cases surpass 20 million Florida's identification of a case of the coronavirus variant, first detected in the U.K., is a reminder that the pandemic remains strong as a new year begins. Marisa Iati, Reis Thebault Washington Post

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Researchers think 'hundreds' of people in US could have new UK coronavirus strain

Fri, 2021-01-01 11:31 — mike kraft

Researchers think 'hundreds' of people in US could have new UK coronavirus strain Researchers studying the new UK strain of the coronavirus think it likely arrived in the US in mid-November, and that many people in the United States could already be infected. Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent CNN

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California has nation’s 2nd confirmed case of virus variant

Wed, 2020-12-30 17:54 — mike kraft

Colorado Guardsman has 1st reported US case of virus variant DENVER (AP) — The first person in the U.S. known to be infected with a new and apparently more contagious variant of the coronavirus was identified Wednesday as a Colorado National Guardsman who... AP NEWS

California on Wednesday announced the nation’s second confirmed case of the new and apparently more contagious variant of the coronavirus, offering a strong indication that the infection is spreading more widely in the United States.

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