Adm. Brett Giroir, the Tsar testing the White House coronavirus, has expressed confidence that a new, more infectious strain of the vaccine detected in Britain is no more deadly than the more common strain.
“We don’t know if he’s here or not, there’s definitely a possibility he’ll be here or not,” Giroir told Fox News Sunday. “It’s not worse than normal COVID stains. You can still protect yourself through mitigation measures … we have no evidence to suggest, nor do we think the vaccine would be effective. “
Giroir added that “we would certainly encourage states to have quarantine orders or take tests once these passengers arrive” in the UK, but mentioned the existing protocols for travel in the UK and continental Europe that are already in place.
Asked if public health officials anticipated an increase in infection as a result of the holiday season, Giroir said, “it really depends on what travelers do when they get where they are going.”
“We know that, for example, the actual physical act of traveling in airplanes can be quite safe,” he added. “What really worries us is the mixture of bubbles once you get to your destination.”
Giroir also discussed the continued distribution of vaccines and said there could be problems with President Trump
The New York Post’s editorial board is asking President Trump to “start thinking” about the Georgia half, instead of overturning the Loeffler election, Perdue praises Trump for signing COVID-19 aid legislation after uncertainty. Trump signs. receiving the vaccine immediately due to the presence of monoclonal antibodies after their own attack with the virus.
However, he said, “for President Trump, for his own protection and to set an example to the 75 million people who voted for him, I think it’s a great idea.”
Asked when the vaccine might be available to anyone who wants it, Giroir said: “Even with the vaccines we have now, we still expect any American who wants a vaccine to be vaccinated by June … that’s really interesting. “