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U.K. officials say new COVID-19 strain appears to be 70% more contagious

Name: U.K. officials say new COVID-19 strain appears to be 70% more contagious
Uploaded: 2020-12-21T19:30:03-0500
Duration: 8 min 55 s
Description: European countries are closing their borders to travelers from the U.K. to try to head off the spread of a new variant of COVID-19 that appears to be even more infectious. Immunotherapy scientist Dr. Leo Nissola joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Tanya Rivero with more on how current vaccines will stack up against the new strain.

European countries are closing their borders to travelers from the U.K. to try to head off the spread of a new variant of COVID-19 that appears to be even more infectious. Immunotherapy scientist Dr. Leo Nissola joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Tanya Rivero with more on how current vaccines will stack up against the new strain.