Adm. Brett Giroir, the tsor of the coronavirus test in the White House, expressed confidence that a new, more contagious strain of the vaccine detected in the UK is no more deadly than the more common strain.
“We do not know if it is here or not, there is definitely a possibility that it is here or not,” Giroir said on Fox News Sunday. ” It is not more serious than the normal stains of COVID. You can still protect yourself through the mitigation measures … we have no evidence to suggest, nor do we believe that the vaccine would be ineffective. “
Giroir added that “we will certainly encourage the states to make quarantine orders or to test as soon as these travelers arrive” from the UK, but note the existing protocols for travelers from the UK and mainland Europe that already exist.
Asked whether public health officials expect an increase in infection due to the holiday season, Giroir said: “It really depends on what the travelers do when they get to where they are going.”
“We know that the actual physical operation of aircraft, for example, can be quite safe,” he added. “What we really worry about is mixing bubbles as soon as you get to your destination.”
Giroir also discussed the continued distribution of vaccines and said there could be problems with President Trump
Donald Trump’s New York Post editorial calls on President Trump to ‘start thinking’ about Georgia’s runoff instead of overthrowing the Loeffler election. received the vaccine immediately due to the presence of monoclonal antibodies after its own attack with the virus.
However, he acknowledged that their numbers were not enough to defeat Trump’s government and to set an example for the 75 million people who voted for him.
Asked when the vaccine is likely to be available to anyone who wants it, Giroir said: “Even with only the vaccines we currently have, we still expect any American who wants a vaccine to be vaccinated by June. … it’s really exciting. “