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The working group has warned of the possibility of a more transmissible element Covid-19 variant that evolved in the US.
The new strain, in addition to the variant found in Britain, is already spreading to communities and may be 50% more transmissible, according to a report obtained by American media that the working group issued to the states on January 3rd.
The task force said the recent rise in cases has been nearly double that seen in the spring and summer season, the Xinhua news agency reported.
“This acceleration suggests that there may be a‘ US variant ’that has evolved here, in addition to the UK variant that is already spreading to our communities and may be 50% more transmissible,” he said. the report, which called for aggressive mitigation to match a much more aggressive virus.
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“Without a uniform implementation of effective (two- or three-layer, well-fitting masking) and strict social distancing, epidemics could quickly worsen as these variants spread and become predominant,” he added.
Scott Gottlieb, a former Food and Drug Administration commissioner, told CNBC News on Friday that the new strain the task force has found appears to be behaving like the one circulating in the UK.
The latest development came as the country has identified a total of 52 British cases coronavirus variant, according to data updated Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Twenty-six cases were reported in California, 22 in Florida, two in Colorado, and one in Georgia and New York.
The variant first identified in Britain seems to be spreading more easily and quickly than other variants.
Currently, there is no evidence that they cause more serious illness or an increased risk of death, according to the CDC.
While the country is struggling to accelerate its Covid-19 at the vaccine launch, the working group report said vaccines “should be put to arms now.”
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“Do not delay the rapid vaccination of people over 65 and vulnerable to serious illness; we recommend the creation of high-performance vaccination sites with the use of EMT staff to control possible anaphylaxis and make full use of nursing students.
“There doesn’t need to be vaccines in the freezers, they have to be put in their arms now; active and aggressive vaccination in the face of this wave would save lives,” the report adds.
The United States, currently the most affected country in the world, has so far recorded 21,857,293 coronavirus cases and 368,736 deaths, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University.