South Carolina Reports 1st Known U.S. Cases Of Variant From South Africa

By Bill Chappell

Published January 28, 2021 at 10:45 AM MST

"At this time, we have no evidence that infections by this variant cause more severe disease," the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.

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Bill Chappell

Bill Chappell is a writer and editor on the News Desk in the heart of NPR's newsroom in Washington, D.C.