Possible new information on virus origin, new variant found in California

New revelations about the origin of the coronavirus.

This comes after a new variant of the virus has been found here in California.

THIS MORNING - WE HAVE NEWREVELATIONS ABOUT THE ORIGINOF THE CORONAVIRUS.THIS COMES AFTER A NEW VARIANTOF THE VIRUS HAS BEENFOUND HERE IN CALIFORNIA.WORLD-HEALTH-ORGANIZATIONINVESTIGATORS REVEALING TOTHE WALL STREET JOURNAL THATCOVID-19 MAY HAVE BESPREADING IN CENTRAL CHINA TWOMONTHS EARLIER THANFIRST REVEALED BY THE CHINESEGOVERNMENTTHAT'S AS EARLY AS OCTOBER OF20-19 - BUT SCIENTISTS SMORE RESEARCH IS NEEDED.MEANTIME - THE MORE DANGEROUSSOUTH-AFRICANVARIANT HAS NOW BEEN FOUND INCALIFORNIA - JOINING SOUTHCAROLINA, VIRGINIA, MARYLAND,AND TEXAS.OUR VACCINES ARE STILL LIKELY TOPREVENT ILLNESS,HOSPITALIZZATIONS, OR EVEN DEATHFROM EVEN THE SOUTHAFRICAN VARIENT BUT HERES THEBIG CONSENSUS - THE LONGER WELETTHESE VIRUSES REPLICATE, THEMORE TIME WE GIVE THEM TOMUTATETHE VARIANTS - ADDING URGENCY TOTHE VACCINATIOEFFORT.BUT CALIFORNIA FACING MOREFRUSTRATIONS.DODGER STADIUM - ONE OF THELARGEST VACCINATIONSITES IN THE COUNTRY - ALONGWITH FOUR OTHERS IS BEINGFORCED TO CLOSE FOR TWO DAYSBECAUSE OF A LACK OFDOSES.THE MAYOR SAYING L-A RECEIVED16-THOUSAND DOSESTHIS WEEK - DOWN FROM 90-THOUSAND THE WEEK BEFORE."ALL OF THE NUMBERS AND SUCCESSWE'VEHAD SO FAR POINT TO A SIMPLEFACT.

WHEN VACCINES DO GET LOSANGELES WE KNOHOW TO ADMINISTER THEM.

WE HAVEA GREAT INFRASTRUCTURE SETUP WITH AMAZING PEOPLE.

AND WEWILL GIVE THEM TO FOLKSEFFICIENTLY AND SAFELY.

BUT THEPROBLEM IS WE STILL AREN'TRECEIVING ENOUGH DOSES SOOENOUGH."MAYOR GARCETTI SAYS HE HOPES TORE-OPEN THE VACCINATIOSITES BY TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY.THE CITY SAID MONDAY ... IT WASRESTRICTING APPOINTMENTS TOPEOPLE GETTING THEIR SECONDDOSE.