UK COVID-19 strain could be dominant in US by March – CDC
ATLANTA, Georga, USA - A highly contagious strain of COVID-19 first reported in the United Kingdom has been spreading rapidly in the United States and will become the dominant strain in the country by March if efforts are not taken immediately to contain its spread, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a report Friday, January 15, 2020.
The CDC said measures such as mask-wearing and social distancing need to be increased to help contain the spread, or the new strain will overwhelm already burdened hospitals with ill patients, increasing the risk of more fatalities.
“We expect these numbers to rise in the coming weeks,” said Jay Butler, the CDC’s deputy director for infectious diseases, (via the Wall Street Journal).
Federal health officials said the U.K. variant, called B.1.1.7, had infected at least 76 people in 12 states as of Jan 13 and would most likely exacerbate the pandemic in the U.S.
“If you’re not wearing a mask or if you’re getting sort of lax about it because you’re getting tired of wearing the mask, I really encourage you to wear the mask,” Dr Butler said.
He said while the latest development in the pandemic does not mean businesses should shut down, "it does mean that we have to take steps to be able to protect ourselves and limit our contacts with others."
USVI health officials said they were monitoring the U.K. variant, "The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health is sending samples to the CDC for sequencing to determine if and when the variant is detected here as well," said Dr. Esther Ellis, D.O.H.'s territorial epidemiologist, during the Bryan administration's Covid-19 press briefing Thursday.
"These recent events are alarming and could have real impacts in the Virgin Islands, in which we have seen cases increasing significantly."
The new variant is believed to be 50 per cent more contagious than the current strain, but health officials say the current strategy of wearing masks and social distancing works against it.
Scientists say the mutation changes the spike protein found on the surface of the virus by increasing its ability to latch onto human cells — allowing the virus to spread 50 per cent faster than the dominant strain.
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The 23 elders in Norway also died after receiving the Pfizer vaccine as well.
According to the agency, "all deaths" are linked to the Pfizer vaccine, which was the only one available in the country until Friday.
However, Norwegian officials maintain they are not alarmed and have advised individual doctors to decide who should receive a vaccine.
Norwegian health officials have warned that vaccinating the most frail older people with serious underlying health conditions could be dangerous after the country reported more than 25 deaths.
I say no more ...
January - Lockdowns begins worldwide closed jobs/businesses
March - New covid Strain “more deadly” or so they say
April - Hospitals unable to cope/ Covid vaccine should be available everywhere
June - Shops running out of supplies/ Local protest/ Army check points in each town
July - National civil unrest takes off/ local governments starts pulling out/ COVID-21 vaccine developed
August - Early plans for new government structure/ One world government
September- All debts cancelled if you get vaccinated
October - Introduction of covid passports/ only those vaccinated can work and travel
November - Covid 19 and Covid 21 vaccine becomes mandatory
December - Covid passport changes name to health passport and becomes to normal way of life
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