RE: nicely rising then....9 Apr 2021 19:09
The reinfecting Brazil variant of coronavirus is now the second most prevalent strain of the virus in the U.S.
The variant, known as P1, now accounts for at least 434 cases of COVID-19 in America, second only to the now-dominant UK variant, which accounts for 19,554 COVID-19 cases, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data.
P1 is thought to be more infectious than older variants, but it is not clear by how much. The variant is dominant in Brazil, where hospital system's are buckling amid record-breaking daily death tolls.
Brazilians who survived prior Covid infections have been getting infected over again amid the variant's rise, signaling that the variant may evade antibodies the body produces in response to other strains or those triggered by vaccines.
All three vaccines authorized in the U.S. - made by Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson - appear effective against the variant, although it somewhat diminishes their potency.