Dr. Anthony Fauci led his first Covid-19 press conference for the Biden Administration on Thursday. Asked about newly-confirmed President Joe Biden’s directive to “be completely transparent,” Fauci called it “liberating.”The nation’s foremost infectious diseases expert then went on to confirm that, while the United States may be seeing a “plateauing” of its Covid-19 numbers, new, emerging virus mutations were concerning.The much-talked about UK variant — dubbed B.1.1.7 by scientists — prompted a monthlong shutdown in that country and has been in about 20 states. “It is here for sure,” said Fauci.He confirmed that B.1.1.7 is more transmissible.
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