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- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a statement that there is no highly contagious coronavirus strain that evolved in the US.
- The CDC contradicted a White House coronavirus task force report sent in early January to states that said a new US strain might be fueling the surge in cases.
- The CDC acknowledged it’s highly likely that many coronavirus variants are evolving simultaneously across the globe, including the US. But it would take weeks or months for officials to identify a mutation responsible for the surge in the US similar to the surge in the UK.
The novel coronavirus pandemic took a scary turn a few weeks ahead of Christmas when two countries announced the discovery of two SARS-CoV-2 mutations that seemed to be more contagious than their progenitors. The UK’s B.1.1.7 and South Africa’s B.1.351 (or 501.V2) strains were detailed in the following weeks.
The first study looking at the British mutation found it to be more infectious than other versions, and data from the country confirmed as much. The UK is facing a record number of cases and hospitalizations, exceeding previous peaks. The numbers are all the more worrying considering that the country was in a soft lockdown before the mutation was announced, and restrictions have intensified since then. The South African strain became dominant in the country, which is also dealing with a record wave of infections. In recent weeks, health officials were worried that B.1.351 would negate antibody drugs and vaccines, but a new study from Pfizer and BioNTech showed their drug could neutralize both strains.
These are the only worrying new strains right now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement. Despite reports to the contrary, the CDC says there is no USA strain. The US has been dealing with a massive COVID-19 wave since mid-October, and it’s yet to flatten the current curve. The White House coronavirus task force has reportedly sent out a memo saying a strain that started in the US was powering the current surge.
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CDC says there’s no evidence of a new USA coronavirus mutation originally appeared on BGR.com on Sun, 10 Jan 2021 at 15:10:53 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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