Connect with us

Health

New variant spread doesn’t have to lead to new round of school closures, CDC director says, but ‘youth sports’ may have to go (for now) – Yahoo News Australia

The nation’s progress in reopening classrooms for in-person instruction faces a new foe: the B.1.1.7 coronavirus variant. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said…

Published

on

Article feature image

WASHINGTON The nations tenuous progress in reopening classrooms for in-person instruction has encountered a new foe: the B.1.1.7 variant of the coronavirus, which is both more transmissible and more potent than the original, or wild type, strain that emerged in late 2019.
Public health officials are trying to prepare school districts as B.1.1.7, which recently became the prevalent strain of the coronavirus in the United States, proliferates through Wisconsin, Michigan and other states.
Speaking…

Click here to view the original article.

Continue Reading
Advertisement
Advertisement

Trending