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
BREAKING – Super-covid hits Pennsylvania: Sixth state confirms the 38th US case of mutant coronavirus that’s crippled the UK in ‘international traveler’ as infectious variant spreads across the country One case of the new more infectious UK variant of coronavirus confirmed in Pennsylvania Individual lives in Dauphin County and tested positive after a ‘known international … Read more
Quickly turning around results of the process to detect the new ‘super-covid’ variant ‘isn’t an urgent need,’ because the findings won’t change how the US handles the pandemic, a CDC official told DailyMail.com. ‘For less urgent sequencing, when there isn’t an urgent need to get the data turned around quickly, it’s much more efficient to … Read more
Public health experts are warning that the new mutant British variant of the novel coronavirus in the U.S. will make vaccination efforts a ‘formidable challenge.’ The new strain, known as SARS-CoV-2 VUI 202012/01, is feared to be 70 percent more transmissible and to spread more easily among children. So far, the ‘super-COVID’ variant has only … Read more
A second case of ‘super-COVID’ variant of coronavirus is now suspected in Colorado, officials said Wednesday. Elbert County health director Dwayne Smith told CNN officials there are investigating a second man thought to have the more contagious strain first detected in September in the UK. Governor Jared Polis revealed on Tuesday that the Colorado had … Read more