A pair of coronavirus variants first seen in California seem to replicate better in the noses of infected people, something that could explain their faster spread, researchers reported Thursday.
But they are not as transmissible as the B.1.1.7 variant first seen in Britain -- one that's now the most common variant found in the US -- the team also reported in the journal"Cell." The researchers say their findings should alert pregnant people and doctors to strictly follow Covid-19 preventative measures.
Women with COVID-19 who were already at high risk of preeclampsia because of preexisting conditions, such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiac disease, were nearly four times more likely to develop preeclampsia, they noted. And Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, said Thursday he wouldn't be surprised if the committee decided to resume vaccinations like Europe did.
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