One article pointed put they tested the new mutation against known antibodies and no response, which isn't good.
But if you want this to die down to reasonable controllable levels without disruption to life it is the only way to go. Whether by infection (not recommended, that would be a disaster) or vaccine.
According to statistics the US is not leading the world on the bad effects of the virus... https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104709/coronavirus-deaths-worldwide-per-million-inhabitants/
The figures below are based on data from the Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering. These numbers are updated every 15 minutes but may differ from other sources due to differences in reporting times. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow our live coverage. Location Cases ...per 100K people Deaths ...per 100K people United States 10,975,004 3,355 245,942 75 India 8,814,579 652 129, 635 1o Brazil 5,848,959 2,792 165, 658 79 Russia 1,910,149 1,322 32,885 23 France 1,867,721 2,788 42,215 63 Spain 1,458,591 3,122 40,769 87 United Kingdom 1,369,318 2,059 51,934 78 Argentina 1,304,846 2,933 35, 307 79 Colombia 1,191,634 2,400 33,829 68 Italy 1,178,529 1,950 45,229 75 Mexico 1,003,253 795 98,259 78 Peru 934,899 2,923 35,177 110 Germany 801,403 966 12,523 15 Iran 762,068 932 41,493 51 South Africa 749,182 1,297 20,206 35 Poland 712,972 1,877 10,348 27 Ukraine 551,533 1,236 9,904 22 Belgium 531,280 4,651 14,303 125 Chile 531,273 2,837 14,819 79 Iraq 519,152 1,351 11,670 30 Show more * Cases identified on cruise ships. Last updated: November 15, 2020 at 2:45 p.m. ET Sources: Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering. Population data from World Bank and United Nations. Since then, cases have been reported on every conti
