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A new variant of the COVID-19 virus infected 46 residents and staff in a Kentucky nursing home, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the first time the strain has been identified in the U.S.
The variant, named R.1, is believed to have originated in Japan, and has infected more than 10,000 people globally.
The R.1 variant is not on the WHO list of concern or interest.
Many of those infected at the Kentucky facility were fully vaccinated, according to the CDC. The outbreak took place in March.
Twenty-six residents and 20 staff members tested positive for the virus during the outbreak, according to the Kentucky Department for Public Health. Of those who tested positive for the virus, 18 of the residents and four staff members were fully vaccinated.
New R.1 COVID-19 variant detected in U.S. outbreak
The variant, named R.1, is believed to have originated in Japan, and has infected more than 10,000 people globally.
The R.1 variant is not on the WHO list of concern or interest.
Many of those infected at the Kentucky facility were fully vaccinated, according to the CDC. The outbreak took place in March.
Twenty-six residents and 20 staff members tested positive for the virus during the outbreak, according to the Kentucky Department for Public Health. Of those who tested positive for the virus, 18 of the residents and four staff members were fully vaccinated.
New R.1 COVID-19 variant detected in U.S. outbreak
