Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top disease expert in the U.S., said in an interview Sunday that health officials are keeping an eye on the COVID-19 Mu variant to see if it emerges to become more dominant.
" list of variants. The variant was first identified in Colombia and has been confirmed in at least 39 countries, according to the WHO.PEDIATRICS GROUP URGES FDA OK OF COVID-19 VACCINES IN YOUNGER KIDSThe U.S. is projected to see nearly 100,000 more COVID-19 deaths between now and Dec. 1, according to the nation’s most closely watched forecasting model.
But health experts say that toll could be cut in half if nearly everyone wore a mask in public spaces."Behavior is really going to determine if, when and how sustainably the current wave subsides," said Lauren Ancel Meyers, director of the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium."We cannot stop delta in its tracks, but we can change our behavior overnight."Edmund DeMarche is a senior news editor for FoxNews.com.
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