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Polk County braces for COVID-19 mutation


Polk County braces for COVID-19 mutation
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Updated: 10:16 PM CST Jan 19, 2021
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Updated: 10:16 PM CST Jan 19, 2021
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LEADERS ARE PREPARING AND HOW THESE NEW VARIANTS ARE IMPACTING TRAVEL. DR. MEGHAN SCHAEFFER, APERIO STATISTICAL CONSULTING MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN AND ILLINOIS HAVE CONFIRMED CASES OF THE VARIANT. CDC AND OTHER HEALTH EXPERTS HAVE ANTICIPATED A U.K. STRAIN DRIVEN SURGE POTENTIALLY IN MARCH. POLK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS PREPARING FOR THE IMPACT OF THESE NEW STRAINS BEFORE THEY GET TO IOWA. ONE STRAIN - FIRST REPORTED IN THE UK - IS 30 TO 50 PERCENT MORE TRANSMISSIBLE. THE HOPE IS TO NOW WORK TO EXPAND TESTING TO THOSE NOT EXHIBITING SYMPTOMS. DR. MEGHAN SCHAEFFER, APERIO STATISTICAL CONSULTING ABOUT HALF OF CASES ARE TRANSMITTED BY A SYMPTOMATIC INFECTIOUS PEOPLE. SO A COUPLE MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD WE CAN EXPAND OUR TESTING TO RAPIDLY IDENTIFY THOSE ASYMPTOMATIC CA ....

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