Epidemic / S1E61: The UK’s B.1.1.7 Variant — More Contagious and Virulent / Andrew Hayward, Trevor Bedford, Gard Nelson, Graham Medley

A new variant of the coronavirus first discovered in the United Kingdom has public health officials worried. The CDC thinks it’ll become the dominant variant in the United States by the end of March.

Dr. Celine Gounder is the host of EPIDEMIC, a podcast about the public health and science of the coronavirus pandemic. In this excerpt from the podcast she spoke to infectious disease experts about the threat posed by the rising UK strain.

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You can listen to full episodes of EPIDEMIC with Dr. Celine Gounder, wherever you get your podcasts.


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