CDC warns new COVID-19 variant is in US and spreading fast

A new and more contagious variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus strain is spreading quickly in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is urging the public to follow prevention guidelines. The agency warns that this variant may ‘increase the US pandemic trajectory in the coming months.’ The matter involves SARS-CoV-2, B.1.1.7, a more contagious … Continue reading