CDC to study whether UK virus could be more deadly
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Jan 25, 2021, 3:37pm EST
There's new
concern today that the UK variant of COVID-19 not only spreads faster, but is
more deadly.
A UK report
released Friday states there is "a realistic possibility" that
variant is deadlier but states the data is not conclusive.
A recent
CDC model shows the new variant could become the predominant form of
coronavirus by March.
Experts say
the current vaccines should be effective against it.
The variant
has been found in 22 states and there have been 195 cases reported, but health
officials believe many more cases are going undetected.