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Covid Variants Threaten U.S. Progress in Fighting Pandemic, Fauci Says
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March 17, 2021
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0:53Now PlayingDangerous coronavirus variants continue to threaten progress the U.S. has made in reducing Covid-19 cases and immunizing the population, according to the nation’s top infectious disease doctor.
“While we are cautiously optimistic about the future, we know that many challenges remain,” Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said in prepared remarks ahead of a congressional hearing on Wednesday.
Fauci’s agency is racing to understand how emerging mutations of the SARS-CoV-2 virus interact with vaccines and therapies. It’s also working with manufacturers to test existing vaccines, as well as new, tailored formulations, against the mutated versions.
Data published Tuesday in the New England Journal of Medicine indicated that AstraZeneca Plc’s vaccine offers little defense against the B.1.351 variant first detected in South Africa. Moderna Inc. said last month it planned to test a new recipe of its shot against that mutant.
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