COVID-19: MAYBE WORSE

Health officials say a highly contagious coronavirus variant first detected in the UK could become the dominant strain in the US by March .

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned of “rapid growth” of the variant in coming weeks.

It said such a spike could further threaten health systems already strained by a winter COVID-19 surge.

The warning came on Friday as President-elect Joe Biden unveiled an ambitious plan to ramp up vaccinations.

To meet his target of inoculating 100 million Americans within his first 100 days in office, Mr. Biden said his administration would take a more active role in accelerating the distribution of vaccines.

He outlined a plan to set up new mass vaccination centres, hire extra health workers, and ensure the shot is available to everyone, including minority communities that have been hit hardest by the epidemic.

BBC

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