US to restrict travel from southern Africa over Omicron Covid variant fears
WHO names variant found in Belgium and Israel OmicronWhite House adviser Fauci: no indication variant is in USBioNTech says vaccine can be tweaked in 100 days if neededJoe Biden ’s chief medical adviser, Anthony Fauci, said on Friday there was “no indication” the new “Omicron” coronavirus variant discovered in southern Africa had reached the US.Nonetheless, the the Biden administration said it would restrict travel from South Africa and seven other countries in southern Africa, starting on Monday.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Victoria Bekiempis and Martin Pengelly in New York Tags: Biden administration Coronavirus Infectious diseases World news Science US news US domestic policy US foreign policy Air transport South Africa Source Type: news
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