Prognosis
CDC Director Raises Alarm as Cases Rise Again, Variants Spread
- Now’s not the time to lift Covid restrictions, Walensky says
- U.S. racing to vaccinate before virus variants further erupt
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States should maintain Covid-19 restrictions such as mask wearing and capacity limitations as case numbers halt their decline, the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday, citing the circulation of new variants and infection rates that remain alarmingly high.
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky issued a sobering warning during a press briefing Friday, where she said the more contagious B.1.1.7 variant, first found in the U.K., now accounts for an estimated 10% of current U.S. cases, and that variants in California and New York also appear to spread more easily.