Biden has said it may take years for many American’s to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Current rateRead More“The effort to distribute and administer the vaccine is not progressing as it should,” Biden said in Wilmington, Delaware. Colorado State Laboratory scientists confirmed the UK variant after noticing that a diagnostic test sample was missing a key gene signal, prompting them to sequence the patient’s viral genome. This revealed eight mutations specific to the spike protein gene associated with the UK variant, Polis said. Congress also needs to fund more diagnostic testing and help pay for protective equipment for healthcare workers, Biden added.

Source: Standard Digital December 31, 2020 06:22 UTC