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liz palmer mentioned. it is causing a lot of problems in the united kingdom. the variant started in indiad we think about that in the united states? >> doctor: look, it is going to continue to spread. it is concerning. it appears to be more transmissible. there was data out this week showing it is about 60% more transmissible than 117 variant. it appears that people who get this virus have higher viral loads and they shed more virus. right now in the united states, it is about 10% of infections, and it is doubling every two weeks. it will probably become the dominant strain in the united states. it doesn't mean we'll see a sharp uptake infections, but it will take over. the risk is really in the fall, that this could spike a new epidemic heading into the fall. the mrna vaccine seems to be affective. and the vaccines from j & j and astrazeneca seem to be 60% affective, and the mrna vaccines are about 80% affective. we just need to use those tools. in parts of the country where we have less vaccination, particularly in the south, where vaccination rates are low, there is a risk you could se

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