FILE PHOTO: Stanisha Land receives the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination shot at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., February 13, 2021. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski/File Photo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The highly contagious variant of COVID-19 first discovered in the United Kingdom has become the most common version of the virus in the United States as cases continue to climb, a top U.S. health official said on Wednesday.
The strain, known as B.1.1.7, was identified in Britain last fall and has since been detected in 52 jurisdictions in the United States, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky told reporters at a White House briefing.
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