CDC classifies India's COVID-19 strain as a 'variant of a interest'

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CDC classifies India's COVID-19 strain as a 'variant of a interest' over concerns the virus can spread more easily

The CDC listed the coronavirus variant first identified in India, known as B.1.617, as a 'variant of interest' on Wednesday. This means officials believe the variant may have mutations that make the virus spread more easily, cause more serious illness or escape vaccine immunity. Indian authorities have referred to B.1.

 

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Killing youngsters as well India needs all help it can get

How can that variant be responsible fir the surge when it states the variant is only 2% of the cases. So about 9,000 people out of 1.366B

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