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The more contagious coronavirus variant may soon be the U.S.’s dominant strain
More rigorous efforts to vaccinate, wear masks and social distance are needed to curb the variant’s spread, CDC says.
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More rigorous efforts to vaccinate, wear masks and social distance are needed to curb the variant’s spread, CDC says.
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