Biden Aims to Reopen Businesses and Schools While CDC Warns of Rising Death Tolls

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John Brooks, the chief medical officer at the CDC’s COVID-19 Emergency Response noted that the new COVID-19 variant called B.1.1.7, which was discovered in London is alarming because it “has a mutation that switched an amino acid in the spike protein, allowing it to bind more tightly to the body’s ace2 receptors.” He explained, “That tighter binding also means that it can replicate more efficiently.”

Brooks noted that the B.1.1.7 variant quickly spread in multiple countries including the United States. Its mutation could reduce the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines. He emphasized that it is important to stop the COVID-19 infections to stop viral mutations. He said,  “We’ve got to get people vaccinated before more of these mutations occur.”

These warnings come directly after Pres. Biden made sweeping promises of increased vaccination roll-out, increased financial support to quickly reopen public places, and “get back to normal.”

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