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March 11, 2021

Studies Find Coronavirus Variant First Observed in U.K. Is More Deadly and More Transmissible
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A peer-reviewed study in The British Medical Journal found a coronavirus
variant first detected in the U.K. is likely more deadly than earlier
variants of the virus - causing up to twice as many deaths. Another
recent study in the journal Science finds it's significantly more
transmissible. The variant accounts for an estimated one in five new
coronavirus infections in the U.S. this week.


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