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The US is in an ‘absolute race against time’ with new coronavirus variants, expert

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February 1, 2021
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The US is in an ‘absolute race against time’ with new coronavirus variants, expert


“We have a little breathing room right now, but if these new variants become dominant in our country, we are going to be right back where we were in November and December and perhaps even worse,” emergency physician Dr. Megan Ranney told CNN.

“The surge that is likely to occur with this new variant from England is going to happen in the next six to 14 weeks and if we see that happen … we are going to see something like we have not yet seen in this country,” Dr. Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, told NBC on Sunday.

But that’s not all. Last week, Minnesota officials announced they had detected the first US case of the P.1 variant in a traveler from Brazil. Two states also recently detected cases of a variant first identified in South Africa, which has worried scientists because of a mutation that might make current Covid-19 vaccines less effective.

“Despite the falling numbers, now is not the time to let up on the basic precautions,” Ranney warned Sunday. “Wear a mask, avoid indoor unmasked gatherings, and of course, wash your hands and try to maintain a distance from others when possible.”

Expert urges change of vaccine strategy

Amid the push for more vaccinations ahead of another possible surge, Osterholm said that while it’s important people get both doses of the two-part vaccines, the country needs a change of strategy to protect more Americans from what could be coming.
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“We still want to get two doses in everyone, but I think right now in advance of this surge we need to get as many one doses in as many people over 65 as we possibly can to reduce serious illness and deaths that are going to occur over the next weeks ahead,” he told NBC.

Getting more first doses out now should not mean giving up on a second dose, Ranney said.

“We should count on Pfizer and Moderna and hopefully soon Johnson & Johnson as well, to help fill that gap,” Ranney said. “Give everyone the doses that you can right now and count on that increased production so that you can get people adequately protected.”
So far, more than 25.2 million Americans have received at least the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, while about 5.6 million have received both doses, according to CDC data.

The problems states are facing

Across the country, allocation and distribution problems continue to slow down the pace of vaccinations.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear told CNN Sunday, “if we have three problems, it’s supply, supply and supply.”

While the state has the capacity to give 250,000 first doses a week, Beshear said, they’re only scheduled to get about 64,000 doses — a shortfall he said other states are facing too.

“The only thing that’s keeping us from defeating this virus next month, is the amount of supply we get.”

A vaccination site meant to serve a hard-hit Latino neighborhood in New York instead serviced more Whites from other areas
Meanwhile, parts of the country are faced with a different problem: racial disparities in vaccinations.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio highlighted preliminary data Sunday showing a clear racial disparity among New Yorkers who have so far received vaccine doses.

“Clearly what we see is a particularly pronounced reality of many more people from White communities getting vaccinations than folks…



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