UK COVID-19 Strain

Britain has sent public health officials, backed by the army, to distribute coronavirus tests door-to-door in two northern England towns to contain a fast-spreading variant that threatens the country’s lockdown-easing plans

An additional 21 B.1.1.7 variant cases have been reported in Connecticut, bringing the state’s total to 63, according to state officials. The B.1.1.7 variant, also known as the UK variant, was primarily reported in the New Haven area, with 12 of the 21 new positive cases originating in the city. Below is the breakdown of new B.1.1.7 cases: Bridgeport: 1…

A total of 42 people have now tested positive for the UK COVID-19 variant in Connecticut, according to state officials. This figure includes 22 additional B.1.1.7 cases reported as of Friday. State officials said specimen collection dates for these newly identified cases were from Jan. 13 to Feb. 3. The individuals who tested positive for the variant were between the…

With new, more contagious variants of the coronavirus circulating, health experts are adjusting their recommendations for face masks. NBC News medical correspondent Dr. John Torres joined LX News to explain why you should make sure your face mask is well-fitted and double up.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, joined LX News for a wide-ranging conversation that touched on the new COVID-19 variants, the difference between working with the Biden and Trump Administrations, his newfound fame and the moment in 2020 that made him cry.

In an interview with LX News, Dr. Anthony Fauci addressed the multiplying mutations of the coronavirus, including a U.K. variant that is thought to be more deadly as well as more contagious. Watch the full interview with Dr. Fauci on NBCLX this Tuesday at 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET.

Two more Connecticut residents have tested positive for the UK COVID-19 variant, according to state officials. A total of four Connecticut residents have now tested positive for the new strain of the virus. The two additional people who tested positive for COVID variant B.1.1.7 are family members of one of the first two people with the virus in the state….

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Thursday said new data indicated the existing COVID-19 vaccines were still effective against new variants. “Right now from the reports we have literally as of today, it appears that the vaccines will still be effective against them with the big caveat that you want to play close attention to it,” Fauci said.

She’s been analyzing COVID cases in Connecticut for nearly a year and on Wednesday night, Yale School of Public Health Postdoctoral fellow Tara Alpert made a milestone pandemic discovery. “I was the one who was doing the sequencing and the analysis and actually got to see those numbers pop up on my screen first,” Alpert said. What the analysis...

A COVID-19 variant first found in the United Kingdom and believed to be more easily transmitted is now in Connecticut after the state confirmed two cases on Thursday, the governor’s office announced. The variant, known as B.1.1.7, was found in two people between the ages of 15 and 25 who reside in New Haven County, according to the state. One…

A COVID-19 variant first found in the United Kingdom and believed to be more easily transmitted is now in Connecticut after the state confirmed two cases on Thursday, the governor’s office announced.

With a new coronavirus strain spreading in England, there are concerns that the COVID-19 vaccines won’t be effective against it. Public health physician, professor, and health policy expert Dr. Vin Gupta joined LX News to discuss why confidence is high that the FDA approved vaccines will fight the new variant of the virus.

Even though a new strain of COVID-19 is not proven to be more deadly, it can spread more quickly and has the potential to overwhelm the health care system more rapidly. Infectious disease expert Dr. Dena Grayson joined LX News with a grim warning as we enter a New Year with historic infection rates and a virus mutation she believes...

Multiple countries are closing their borders to the U.K. after a new coronavirus strain was discovered that is believed to be much more infectious. Dr. Noc, a scientist who has been educating TikTok users on the virus, stopped by LX News to answer our questions about what exactly this means.