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First Case of Brazilian Variant in the U.S. Found in Minnesota

The United States' first confirmed case of the highly transmissible Brazilian coronavirus variant has been detected in Minnesota, state health officials said.

A Twin Cities resident who recently traveled to Brazil became ill the first week of January and a specimen was collected Jan. 9, the Minnesota Department of Health said in a news release.

“This case marks the first documented instance of the Brazil P.1 variant in the United States,” the release said. “While this variant is thought to be more transmissible than the initial strain of the virus that causes COVID-19 disease, it is not yet known whether the variant causes more severe illness.”

Besides being more transmissible, the Brazilian variant has mutations that allow it to evade the body's immune system, meaning the current vaccines might not work against it, NPR reported. People might also get infected a second time.

More at source: WEB MD

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