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New COVID-19 variant with South Africa origins raises global concern

A new COVID-19 variant with origins in South Africa has been discovered, CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta reports. The World Health Organization is working to address concerns about the variant. Dr. Ron Elfenbein, the medical director and owner of FirstCall Medical Center, joins CBSN to discuss the variant, vaccine efforts and COVID-19 surges amid the holidays.
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