Fauci calls coronavirus variants' arrival in the U.S. a 'wake-up call' to vaccine developers

Dr. Anthony Fauci.
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It's time for coronavirus vaccine developers — and every American — to get serious about coronavirus variants.

As of Thursday, the more transmissible B1.351 COVID-19 variant first found in South Africa has been identified in the U.S., with other highly transmissible and potentially more deadly variants arriving earlier. That Thursday revelation should be "a wake up call to all of us," top coronavirus official Dr. Anthony Fauci said in a Friday briefing, making it clear that "will continue to see the evolution of mutants" as the pandemic continues.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.