On Tuesday, Americans learned that a new more contagious COVID19 strain had crossed its borders.
Colorado Governor Jared Polis announced that a state laboratory confirmed a male in his 20s tested positive for the new COVID19 strain.
This individual has not engaged in any international travel so he is probably not America’s patient zero. He is isolating and being cared for.
Hopefully, Colorado is doing contact tracing to determine who else is infected to prevent this new strain from spreading further.
Gov. Polis Tweeted, “Today we discovered Colorado’s first case of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, the same variant discovered in the UK. The health and safety of Coloradans is our top priority and we will monitor this case, as well as all COVID-19 indicators, very closely.”
Spreads Up to 70% Faster
This strain of COVID19 is reported to be much more contagious than the current strain. The World Health Organization states, “We are hearing that it could spread up to 70% faster.”
Virus mutation is yet another reason why Trump’s herd immunity strategy was a terrible idea.
On Saturday after the U.K. lockdown was announced, more than 40 countries in Europe, Asia, South America, the Caribbean and the Middle East have restricted travel from the U.K. Unfortunately, America was not among them.
Fun Fact: Donald Trump could have restricted travel from the U.K., but he was super busy golfing.
Vaccine Effective On New Strain?
On Monday, BioNTech Chief Executive Ugur Sahin stated that he was confident a COVID19 vaccine co-developed by his company would be effective against the new strain of COVID19, but he added that additional studies need to be completed to be certain.
Sahin emphasized that BioNTech will need two weeks to gather data to determine if the current vaccine will provide protection against this new strain.
Both Pfizer and Moderna say they are also testing their vaccines to find out if they are effective against the new COVID19 Strain.
McConnell Makes It Harder For Americans To Flatten The Curve
Meanwhile, Mitch McConnell has refused to allow the $2000 per person stimulus relief to be passed. This will make it more difficult for Americans to pull together to flatten the curve.
ICUs Overwhelmed
ICUs across many parts of America are reported to be overwhelmed and healthcare workers are exhausted. It’s been 10 months and there is still no nationally coordinated response to the pandemic.
With Trump refusing to even mandate masks, Americans are once again on their own to protect themselves.
Hang In There
Many Americans are relieved that Joe Biden is coming. Hang in there, Biden and Harris will be sworn in at noon on January 20th. America needs a real president and vice president — not lazy, self-centered reality TV show president.
Biden has compassion, experience and listens to scientists and doctors. He will lead America through this pandemic and things will get better.
In the meantime, please wear a mask, practice social distancing, wash your hands and stay safe.
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