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At least 90 cases of the highly contagious ‘super-COVID’ variant from the UK have been identified at a prison in Michigan. Staff and prisoners have been undergoing daily coronavirus testing at Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility in Ionia after a staff member tested positive for the variant, known as B 1.1.7., last week. Of the 90 new cases, … Read more
BREAKING NEWS – South African ‘super-covid’ is in the US: Two South Carolina residents with NO travel history or link to each other test positive for highly-infectious variant Fauci warned may escape vaccines Two people in South Carolina are the first US cases of the South African variant Neither has a known history of travel … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Brazil’s ‘super-covid’ arrives in the US: Minnesota resident becomes first American with highly-contagious variant that vaccines may not be able to protect against Minnesota health officials identified the first case of the Brazilian P1 variant in the US on Monday The Twin Cities resident recently traveled to Brazil and returned this month They … Read more
Even vaccinating 100 percent of the population may not be enough to eradicate COVID-19 once ‘super-covid’ variants become dominant in the US, a new study suggests. Because the more infectious variant means each new case leads to a greater number of cases, vaccines – even the most effective ones – may not be able to … Read more
Florida has become America’s new ‘super-COVID’ hotspot, leading the country in known cases. At least 46 cases of the highly contagious variant first identified in the UK have been found in the Sunshine State, more than double the initial figure of 22. The new strain, B 1.1.7., is feared to be up to 70 percent … Read more
People who have survived COVID-19 may have some protection against getting reinfected after all, a new study suggests. Scientists at Rockefeller University found that a type of immunity, from memory B cells, lasts at least six months. B cells ‘remember’ how to make antibodies against viruses, including the one that causes COVID-19. And these cells … Read more
Two New York City residents – in Manhattan and Queens – are among the 12 ‘super-covid’ cases in the state, including one who has recently traveled to the UK, as Mayor de Blasio again calls for complete travel ban Two New York City residents have been infected with the new coronavirus variant first identified in … Read more
Dr Anthony Fauci said it is a ‘possibility’ that a homegrown variant of the coronavirus is fueling a spike in cases across the U.S. The nation’s top infectious disease expert said the rise in cases in America looks similar to the rise in the U.K., where the new strain was first detected ‘It could be – … Read more
The new ‘super COVID’ variant first detected in the UK is continuing to sweep across the U.S. as more cases have been identified. As of Tuesday morning, 82 infections have been detected in 10 states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas. California currently has the highest number of reported cases … Read more
At least 65 Americans are now infected with ‘super-covid,’ according to a DailyMail.com tally. Indiana on Monday became the ninth state in the US to find a case of the more infectious B117 variant first identified in the UK, where it set off a new wave of national lockdowns. The state’s health department simply announced … Read more