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New COVID-19 Variant May Be More Deadly, But Vaccines Still Effective

UK

PM Boris Johnson in his press conference says that "it also now appears there is some evidence the new [Kent] variant may be associated with a higher degree of mortality"

  • Says 1 in 10 UK adults have now had at least one dose of the vaccine.
  • 400k vaccinated in the last 24 hours (a record), with 5.4mn vaccinated in total.
  • No mention so far of new restrictions on travel, either a full block on international travel or the introduction of an Australia-style hotel quarantine, which had been rumoured in media.
  • CMO Prof Whitty says new infections still at an 'extraordinary high level' but some signs of it flattening out.

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