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Coronavirus updates: Third state identifies more-transmissible variant as U.S. cases surpass 20 million – The Washington Post
Florida’s identification of a case of the coronavirus variant, first detected in the U.K., is a reminder that the pandemic remains strong as a new year begins.

- The virus, spreading largely unchecked in much of the country, forced most people to have quieter New Years Eve celebrations. No one was likely to kiss a stranger at the annual ball drop in Manhattans Times Square, attended by only a few hundred front-line workers.
- Anthony S. Fauci, the nations top infectious-disease expert, said the United States would not follow Britains lead in prioritizing first doses of the vaccine, potentially delaying administration of the second dose.
- British officials are…
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