While not yet widespread, a Covid-19 variant that’s shown some resistance to antibody treatments and vaccines appears to be spreading “pretty efficiently” through New York, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday. Getty ImagesFauci, the nation’s leading infectious diseases official and a member of President Biden’s coronavirus task force, told CBS’s “Face the Nation” that the variant seems to be spreading through the New York City metropolitan area “and beyond.
Nonetheless, vaccines remain broadly effective against Covid-19 variants, including the New York strain, known as B.1.526, which originated in Manhattan in February. Crucial Quote Fauci said the best way to combat the variants is to vaccinate as “quickly as possible” and maintain public health measures, like mask mandates, physical distancing and the avoidance of large gatherings. “Don’t turn the switch on and off because it really would be risky to have yet again another surge,” said Fauci, commenting on states like Texas and Connecticut that have rolled back restrictions in recent days.
emphasize the urgency of the information for the over 57 million people who have received at least one dose of the vaccine.Experts have expressed mounting concern about the numerous Covid-19 variants sweeping the U.S. as cases plateau following a devastating winter season. Scientists have identifiedseparate variants of the coronavirus that have emerged in the U.S. and appear to share a similar genetic mutation to the more contagious South African and U.K. strains .
Uh-oh. My 15 minutes are almost up. I better change my story again. As long as it requires more state control, my boss won’t care.
When is Fauci ever right? Next week he will contradict this with some other nonsense. Wake up America!
If he was my srockbroker he'd be on the street. No data, no results. Always jam tomorrow. Fraud
DR Fauci needs to get a life and let the American people start to live theirs again....My God doom and gloom no wonder he is on CNN so much.
Just lock USA. I no fit shout abeg
Hmmm...🧐
As soon as he stops selling fear his influence goes to zero...fewer and fewer people believe his nonsense by just looking around and seeing the truth
What’s the plan monkey?
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