New Covid variant ‘worst one we’ve seen so far’, say UK experts
The UK government has brought in urgent travel restrictions for six African countries A new Covid variant, not only thought to be more transmissible than the Delta variant but being labelled as “the worst one we’ve seen so far”, has led the UK government to apply immediate travel restrictions to six African nations said to […]
4 years ago
Moderna vaccine ‘can be tweaked to work against variants’, according to trials
Test trials have shown positive promising results against foreign variants. Vaccines that have been “tweaked” to help combat worrying Covid-19 variants form South Africa and Brazil have successfully neutralised them in laboratory trials. The news from US vaccine maker and pharmaceutical company Moderna suggests that booster jabs will be feasible this year to help combat […]
5 years ago
Boris Johnson to visit India despite rising cases and evidence of new variant
The PM is aiming to strike a trade deal with the country Prime Minister Boris Johnson is still set to travel to India later this month despite soaring coronavirus case rates and fears of a new variant there. The trip will be shorter than planned, but Downing Street has confirmed that it will definitely go […]
5 years ago
Pfizer 100% effective in South African variant trial
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is ‘100% effective’ according to the latest results As per an official statement, Pfizer and BioNTech have confirmed their vaccine is “100% effective in preventing severe disease” and “in preventing COVID-19 cases in South Africa, where the B.1.351 lineage [variant] is prevalent”. The pivotal third stage study was completed on the 13th […]
5 years ago
South African variant could mean no international holidays until autumn, says Neil Ferguson
The scientist, dubbed ‘Professor Lockdown,’ said the South African variant could affect the likelihood of holidays abroad this summer
5 years ago