Dr. Scott Gottlieb says coronavirus mutation study ‘doesn’t prove’ new strain more contagious

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  • Dr. Scott Gottlieb on Wednesday urged caution about a new study that suggests the coronavirus has mutated, with the new, dominant strain being even more contagious.
  • “It doesn’t prove that this new strain is in fact more infectious,” Gottlieb said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”
  • “Just because it mutates doesn’t mean it’s changing in ways that’s going to make it more virulent or more infectious,” he added.

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Gottlieb: Study on Covid-19 mutation doesn’t prove new strain is more infectious

Dr. Scott Gottlieb on Wednesday urged caution about a new study that suggests the coronavirus has mutated, with the new, dominant strain appearing to be even more contagious.

“It doesn’t prove that this new strain is in fact more infectious,” Gottlieb said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”

According to researchers at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, the new strain of the coronavirus started to spread in Europe…

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