Top Warp Speed Doctor Explains Why Vaccine Will Likely Work Against New, More Contagious COVID-19 Strain

The top doctor working on “Operation Warp Speed” reassured Americans that COVID-19 vaccines will most likely remain effective even against a new, more contagious strain that appears to be spreading in the United Kingdom.

Dr. Moncef Slaoui told CNN host Jake Tapper on Sunday that despite the new variant, which some speculate may already be in the United States, the structure of the virus renders any significant mutation difficult.

Explaining that researchers in both countries are looking “very carefully” into the new strain, Slaoui said, “The key is that the...