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White House urges Americans to get vaccinated as B-117 variant surpasses 44% of all cases

Friday, April 16 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Just a few days before every adult in the U.S. will become eligible to get a coronavirus vaccine on Monday, the White House stressed how important those shots are to beating back the pandemic -- especially in recent weeks, as the more... Read More.

UK COVID variant more transmissible but may not be more deadly, new studies indicate

Monday, April 12 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Two new British studies suggest that the B.1.1.7 variant is more transmissible than the original COVID-19 variants; however, it does not appear to be more deadly or cause more severe symptoms. One of the studies, published in The Lancet Public Health, also reported... Read More.

In rare instances, South Africa variant may evade Pfizer vaccine, researchers say

Monday, April 12 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The first real-world study pitting COVID-19 variants against the Pfizer vaccine showed that the variant first detected in South Africa may be able to evade some vaccine protection, new research conducted in Israel found. While "breakthrough" COVID-19 cases, meaning people who get... Read More.

UK variant has become most dominant COVID strain in US, CDC says

Wednesday, April 7 by ABC News

(ATLANTA) -- The more contagious variant of coronavirus that originated in the UK, the B-117 variant, has become the dominant strain in the U.S., CDC director Rochelle Walensky said on Wednesday. "Based on our most recent estimates from CDC surveillance, the B-117 variant is now... Read More.

Officials: 100 new coronavirus cases at day care linked to UK variant outbreak

Monday, March 29 by ABC News

By IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News (OMAHA, Neb.) -- At least 100 coronavirus cases have been linked to a day care center in Omaha, Nebraska, including some from the U.K. variant, health officials said.The Rosewood Academy Childcare and Preschool was shut down... Read More.

What to know about the virus variant found in Brazil

Monday, March 22 by ABC News

BY: ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — New York detected its first case of the coronavirus variant initially found in Brazil, known as P.1, joining the ranks of at least 18 states reporting cases of the new variant. The case, a Brooklyn... Read More.

New COVID-19 variant circulating in New York City, scientists say

Thursday, February 25 by ABC News

By SONY SALZMAN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Scientists are now studying a new "home-grown" COVID-19 variant that has been identified and is circulating in the New York City area.The variant, which scientists are calling B.1.526, was identified separately... Read More.

Moderna sends vaccine modified for South African variant to NIH for testing

Wednesday, February 24 by ABC News

By ERIC M. STRAUSS and MARK OSBORNE, ABC News(LONDON) -- Moderna, which produces one of two vaccines authorized for use in the U.S., said Wednesday it has shipped a vaccine modified to fight the so-called South African variant of the... Read More.

COVID-19 live updates: South Africa halts AstraZeneca vaccines due to new variant

Monday, February 8 by ABC News

By HAWORTH and ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 106 million people worldwide and killed over 2.3 million, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science... Read More.

South African COVID variant can chip away at vaccine efficacy — but the vaccine can still save your life

Thursday, February 4 by ABC News

By SONY SALZMAN, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Since the emergence of several new COVID-19 variants across the globe, scientists have been racing to understand their impact on vaccines.Early laboratory experiments showed worrying signs that one variant -- the one that... Read More.

First vaccine doses arrive in South Africa amid variant concerns

Monday, February 1 by ABC News

By GUY DAVIES, ABC News(LONDON) -- The first shipments of COVID-19 vaccine arrived in South Africa on Monday amidst concerns that new coronavirus variants and “vaccine nationalism” are hindering efforts to control the pandemic.One million doses of the... Read More.

COVID live updates: South African variant found in Maryland

Sunday, January 31 by ABC News

By MORGAN WINSOR, ERIN SCHUMAKER, EMILY SHAPIRO and IVAN SHAPIRO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 102.5 million people worldwide and killed over 2.2 million of them, according to real-time... Read More.

Stories tagged with: variant

White House urges Americans to get vaccinated as B-117 variant surpasses 44% of all cases

UK COVID variant more transmissible but may not be more deadly, new studies indicate

In rare instances, South Africa variant may evade Pfizer vaccine, researchers say

UK variant has become most dominant COVID strain in US, CDC says

Officials: 100 new coronavirus cases at day care linked to UK variant outbreak

What to know about the virus variant found in Brazil

New COVID-19 variant circulating in New York City, scientists say

Moderna sends vaccine modified for South African variant to NIH for testing

COVID-19 live updates: South Africa halts AstraZeneca vaccines due to new variant

South African COVID variant can chip away at vaccine efficacy — but the vaccine can still save your life

First vaccine doses arrive in South Africa amid variant concerns

COVID live updates: South African variant found in Maryland

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