United States: New York confirms new British strain of covid-19 – USA and Canada – International

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday confirmed the presence of the
new British coronavirus strain in the region, which was detected in a resident of Saratoga County, in the central part of the state.

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“Wadsworth’s lab has confirmed the first case of the UK variant (B.1.1.7) of virus causing covid,” Cuomo announced on the social network Twitter. “An individual from Saratoga County, New York, has tested positive for this strain,” the governor added, noting, however, that the person has not traveled recently.

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This is the fourth US state. UU. It detects the presence of the strain, considered more contagious, after California, Florida and Colorado.

Although it is more easily transmitted, experts have noted that it does not appear more virulent, and it is believed that the vaccine developed by pharmaceutical companies will also be effective against this variant. “It doesn’t make people sicker or cause more deaths,” U.S. epidemiologist Anthony Fauci told reporters on Sunday.

(The new variant) does not make people sicker or cause more deaths

“It doesn’t seem to evade the protection you should have from the antibodies that induce the vaccines we’re currently using.“Fauci added in reference to information they have received from scientists in the UK, which he noted has yet to be confirmed by US experts.

The United States remains the country hardest hit by the pandemic, with 20.7 million confirmed cases and more than 352,000 deaths, according to the independent Johns Hopkins University count.

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