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COVID-19: More Contagious 'Super Strain' Now Projected To Be Main Infection Source, CDC Says COVID-19: More Contagious 'Super Strain' Now Projected To Be Main Infection Source, CDC Says
Covid-19: More Contagious 'Super Strain' Now Projected To Be Main Infection Source, CDC Says The highly more contagious COVID-19 so-called "Super Strain" variant is now projected to become the dominant source of infection in the country by March, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) said on Friday, Jan. 15. The variant has now been detected in 10 states and modeling data indicates the new strain has the potential to increase the United States pandemic trajectory in the coming months. The increased transmissibility of the variant warrants universal and increased compliance with mitigation strategies, including distancing and masking, the CDC said in a statement. "…

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