we begin with david mckenzie in johannesburg with more on the emerging variant. david, what more are you learning at this hour about this variant and how effective vaccines may be against it here? reporter: isa, we just don t know what the impact on vaccines will be. it s just way too early to tell. it does speak to the quick reactions from south african scientists who have used a quirk in this particular variant that allows it to be picked up by regular pcr tests, to notice that it is increasing rapidly in this part of the continent and also possibly in several other parts of the region. now, it must be stated that it s not so much about where the variant is. it s about who has the capability the it s very early days, but this is a concerning variant amongst several that have been identified. we ll have to watch it very closely. and in the meantime, these travel bans have been put in place and it seems are increasing towards this region. isa? indeed. and i know you ll ke
store. could a series of smash and dash robberies keep people away? good morning and welcome to a special thanksgiving friday edition of early start. i m christine romans. laura jarrett has the day off. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. we have reports this morning from hong kong, california, france, istanbul, capitol hill, rome and virginia as only we can. but we start with breaking news this morning from johannesburg. serious concern about a new coronavirus variant detected in south africa. scientists worried because of its high number of mutations and rapid spread among young people. remember, lower vaccination rates allow the virus to mutate more easily. every unvaccinated person is a host for a new variant. this morning infections in south africa are dramatically up. markets ricochetting around the world. tokyo, shanghai, all down sharply. europe has opened up down sharply as well. in the u.s. stock index futures pointing to a very dim s
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