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Indian Coronavirus variant has reached the US-- Background information

Tue, 2021-05-18 11:05 — mike kraft

Coronavirus variant that first appeared in India arrives in the US. Here's what to know. Experts say the India variant probably will not cause great harm in the U.S. because of high vaccination rates, but they are watching it. Elizabeth Weise and Karen Weintraub USA TODAY

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Indian variant: UK may start vaccinating young people in hotspots, and how much faster does it spread?

Sat, 2021-05-15 13:12 — mike kraft

UK may start vaccinating young people in hotspots to combat spread of variant found in India Growing concerns over the spread of the coronavirus variant first identified in India may force the United Kingdom to tweak its Covid-19 vaccination program to prioritize people in the most affected areas, a top health official said Friday. Ivana Kottasová and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN CNN

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Scientists seek to study variants in India but tracking is lacking

Wed, 2021-05-12 10:15 — mike kraft

Scientists race to study variants in India as cases explode NEW DELHI (AP) — A potentially worrisome variant of the coronavirus detected in India may spread more easily. But the country is behind in doing the kind of testing needed to track it and understand it better... AP NEWS

NEW DELHI (AP) — A potentially worrisome variant of the coronavirus detected in India may spread more easily. But the country is behind in doing the kind of testing needed to track it and understand it better.

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WHO says India Covid variant of 'global concern'

Tue, 2021-05-11 10:22 — mike kraft

WHO says India Covid variant of 'global concern' The WHO says the B.1.617 mutation spreads more easily than other variants and requires further study. BBC News

The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified the coronavirus variant first found in India last year as a "variant of global concern".

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Florida: More than 10,000 COVID-19 variant cases, surge after spring break

Sun, 2021-05-09 11:50 — mike kraft

Florida reports more than 10,000 COVID-19 variant cases, surge after spring break Variant COVID-19 infections skyrocketed following spring break in Florida and there have been more than 10,000 variant cases reported throughout the state, data shows. ABC News ABC News

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Overview of what's known about the coronavirus variants

Sat, 2021-05-08 13:50 — mike kraft

Here's what's known about the coronavirus variants The CDC said this week it had designated a coronavirus variant first seen in India as a "variant of interest," adding it to the growing collection of viral variants it's keeping an eye on. Maggie Fox, CNN CNN

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Overview of studies showing vaccines working against variants

Fri, 2021-05-07 10:35 — mike kraft

Covid vaccines can take on new coronavirus variants, studies show A batch of new studies out Wednesday shows how Covid-19 vaccines can take on new variants of coronavirus. Maggie Fox, CNN CNN

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ANALYSIS: Although nearly a third of Americans are fully vaccinated, holdouts could still delay US return to normal

Mon, 2021-05-03 10:33 — mike kraft

Nearly a third of Americans are fully vaccinated. But one thing could still delay our return to normal As more US state leaders announce hopeful timelines for a return to normalcy, one expert says there's something that could delay how quickly we get there. Christina Maxouris, CNN CNN

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More on the Indian variant that is adding to the country's coronavirus problems.

Fri, 2021-04-30 20:54 — mike kraft

This 'double mutant' variant is adding fuel to India's COVID-19 crisis

Human behavior is probably more to blame for the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic than the new mutants arising around the country. But the combination of these two is proving catastrophic.

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