What s the Deal with the New Strain of COVID-19 from the UK? Shape 12/22/2020
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In December, a new and seemingly more contagious strain of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, began spreading in the UK. By January, health officials confirmed cases of the variant in several other countries, including the U.S. Now, a new study suggests that the strain known as B.1.1.7. is quickly spreading across the U.S.
The study, which was posted on the preprint server, MedRxiv (but has yet to go through the peer-review process), analyzed roughly 500,000 COVID-positive test samples from Helix lab testing facilities across the country, including samples dating back as far as July 2020. While the results showed that the new COVID strain has reached at least 30 states as of January 2021, technically the study found that the B.1.1.7. variant only accounted for about 3.6 percent of all positive COVID test samples in its analysis by the last week of January. However,
Nervous About Covid-19 Vaccines? Here s How Scientists Are Feeling
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Brian Mendez, MD at the Memorial Healthcare System, receives a Pfizer-BioNtech covid-19 on December 14, 2020 in Miramar, Florida.
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As the first covid-19 vaccines roll out across the U.S., some of us are chanting “inject me now!”, while others are anxious about potential side effects. I reached out to two dozen scientists and public health experts to see how they’re feeling about these vaccines. I asked them if they’re planning to get a vaccine when it’s available, as well as what concerns, if any, they might have and what they would say to people who are uneasy about vaccination.
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