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What we know about new COVID-19 variant detected in UK l GMA
The United Kingdom has shut down travel to and from South Africa, where the new mutation of the coronavirus was identified earlier this month. READ…
Worries over post-holiday COVID-19 surge ahead of new year l ABC News
A new variant of COVID-19 has been identified in Canada and intensive care units in the U.S. are filling up quickly as case numbers surge….
UK approves Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
Oxford/AstraZeneca’s vaccine becomes the second vaccine in the U.K. authorized for emergency use, plus the first known case of the U.K. COVID variant in the…
Dr. John Brownstein: Holidays are a ‘proven catalyst’ for virus spread
Epidemiologist and ABC News contributor Dr. John Brownstein discusses the holiday COVID-19 surge, the new virus variant and what’s ahead for 2021. WATCH the ABC…
1st US case of mutation of COVID-19 detected in Colorado
The U.K. has become the first nation to authorize the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine for emergency use. source
US health experts brace for highly contagious variant of COVID-19
Dr. Anthony Fauci said that the U.S. can expert more reports of the COVID-19 variant, after cases have already been confirmed in Colorado and California….
Contagious variant of COVID-19 found in New York
The variant has now been found in four states, and another variant found in South Africa is stoking new fears. Only 4.5 million Americans have…
England enters new national lockdown l GMA
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a strict nationwide lockdown Monday as a new variant of the novel coronavirus continues to spread and strain the…
American lab studying new, more contagious COVID-19 strains l GMA
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston is studying new variants of the novel coronavirus, which have been found in four U.S. states so far,…
FDA says people need both doses of COVID-19 vaccines
The FDA is now shooting down suggestions by some health experts that cutting COVID-19 vaccine doses in half could speed up distribution. ABC’s Alex Presha…
New UK variant is 50% more transmissible than original strain of COVID-19
Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued a strict lockdown for England and there are concerns the U.S. is headed in the same direction. source
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson issues lockdown order as cases rise across nation
The U.K. is reporting more than 50,000 new cases of COVID-19 a day. #ABCNews #United Kingdom #BorisJohnson #UKLockdown source
US COVID-19 death toll passes 370,000
Some hospitals say they are so overwhelmed, and struggling to deal with non-COVID-19 patients. SUBSCRIBE to ABC NEWS: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP Watch More on http://abcnews.go.com/ LIKE ABC…
Race to vaccinate amid new COVID-19 variant in California | WNT
Researchers are tracking another new variant in California that accounts for a third of all cases at the Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. They are…
Highly contagious UK COVID-19 variant could be more deadly | WNT
British health officials said that early evidence suggests the variant could be 30% deadlier but are still investigating. WATCH THE FULL EPISODE OF ‘WORLD NEWS…
Travel tips amid COVID-19 guidelines
The Points Guy CEO Brian Kelly tells you what you need to know about pandemic travel and how to navigate the latest international restrictions. ABC…
ABC News Live Update: US reinstating travel ban to fight spread of COVID-19 variants
Scientists say U.K. variant likely more contagious and possibly more deadly, plus, the House will present an article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump…
UK hospitals struggling with spike in COVID-19 patients | WNT
President Joe Biden said he’s hopeful all who want a vaccine can get one by the spring, but Biden’s vaccine adviser said it could be…
Former President Trump to face historic 2nd impeachment trial
Senior Washington reporter Devin Dwyer discusses the unprecedented trial, and what needs to happen for former President Donald Trump to be convicted, plus, President Biden…
New vaccine efficacy concerns raised as new COVID-19 variants found in the US
Highly contagious U.K. variant now found in 26 states, and Minnesota has reported the first known case of Brazil variant, plus, more on President Biden’s…
