NATIONWIDE – A new warning from top US health officials about coronavirus variants, as a new report suggests that the mutations could lead to a “rapid rise” in COVID-19.
What you need to know
- COVID-19 variant is more portable, officials say
- Dr Anthony Fauci urges Americans to be vaccinated
- Read more about the study here and here
While COVID-19 cases are declining in the US, new reports by the CDC warn that COVID mutations could cause a “rapid increase” in coronavirus cases.
In one report, researchers from the CDC and the Department of Health in Minnesota outlined the effects of the variant first identified in the United Kingdom.
Earlier data suggested that the variant – which may be more transmissible – could become the predominant variant in the United States in March and officials are urging people to take action to reduce the spread.
“When it’s your turn to be vaccinated, you need to be vaccinated. It is not only good for you and your family and your community, it will have a very important impact on the dynamics of the outbreak in our country,” he said. dr. Anthony Fauci said. director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, on Wednesday 17 February in a press briefing of the White House COVID-19.
Fauci now says it could take until May or June for all Americans to have access to the vaccine.