A new strain of COVID-19 that was only identified a week ago in the US has prompted the CDC to take the rare step of issuing a formal message that it could evade vaccines or the protection of natural immunity.
A new strain of COVID-19 that was only identified a week ago in the U.S. has prompted the CDC to take the rare step of issuing a formal message that it could evade vaccines or the protection of natural immunity.
Among the characteristics the CDC monitors for are how contagious a strain is, how well it responds to treatment, and how severely it affects people.
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