As U.S. Vaccine Drive Lags, Fast-Moving Coronavirus Variant Is Making Inroads
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New York, moving toward a targeted reopening, will allow some fans to attend a football game. Britain approves the vaccine from AstraZeneca and Oxford.
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People waiting in line to be vaccinated at a library in Bonita Springs, Fla., on Tuesday.Credit...Octavio Jones for The New York Times
A slower-than-expected vaccine rollout in the United States may be about to meet a fast-moving new variant of the coronavirus.
Officials in two states, Colorado and California, say they have discovered cases of the more contagious variant, which was first identified in Britain.