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Coronavirus Variant Found in Britain Detected in US for First Time
An investigational pharmacy technician prepares a dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for a clinical trial in Aurora, Colorado. / Getty / Kyodo
By Kyodo News 30 December 2020
WASHINGTON—Local health officials in the western state of Colorado on Tuesday announced the United States’ first known case of a potentially more transmissible coronavirus variant spreading in Britain.
A man in his 20s, who has no travel history, was confirmed to have contracted the virus variant and is recovering in isolation, the office of the state governor said in a press release.
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