How to stay safe from more contagious coronavirus variants — Dr. Wen explains
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The more contagious coronavirus variant that originated in the UK is now the dominant variant in the US. CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen shares advice on what people should do to protect themselves against the increased risk of infection.
The B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2 is present in all 50 US states and is contributing to the surges of coronavirus infection, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Not only does it appear to be more transmissible; some research also suggests it can cause more severe disease, which puts more people at risk for hospitalization and death. What should people do to protect themselves against this more contagious variant? We asked CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and visiting professor of health policy and management at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. She's also the author of the forthcoming book "Lifelines: A Doctor's Journey in the Fight for Public Health."
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