doubling in just two weeks, the CDC said on June 22. Other countries are seeing much higher infection rates, such as the United Kingdom where the variant is now responsible for 90% of all new infections.
And in Africa, where at least 20 countries are facing a devastating resurgence, the variant has been detected in at least 14 of those countries.
Africa’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s director believes the variant "may have played a very significant role" in the latest wave of infection.
Now, WHO officials are pleading for a more equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and for those who have been vaccinated to remain "appropriately cautious" as the variant continues to take over. "We still live in a world that is only.