Prognosis
CDC Gearing Up to Track Three Covid Variants in U.S., Chief Says
- U.K., South Africa, Brazil strains circulating, Walensky Says
- CDC relying on states, private and academic labs to help out
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Three worrisome Covid-19 variants are now circulating in the U.S. and the federal government needs significant resources to track their progress, according to the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The variants, which emerged initially in the U.K., South Africa and Brazil, have all now been seen in the U.S., said Rochelle Walensky, the CDC chief, in a question and answer session hosted by the Journal of the American Medical Association.