‘More infectious and vaccine resistant’ Botswana Covid variant is driving South African surge
A new Covid variant feared to be ultra infectious and vaccine resistant is driving a Covid surge in South Africa
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Pfizer’s Covid vaccine WILL work against South African variant, study says
Pfizer’s vaccine will work against the South African coronavirus variant — although its mutations could still mean thousands of injected
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UK faces more restrictions if South African Covid variant continues to spread, SAGE scientist warns
Britain could face further lockdown restrictions if the South African Covid variant becomes more widespread, a SAGE scientist warned today. A
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Second vaccine dose that will help tackle the South African variant could be available this year
A booster jab that will help tackle the South African variant of coronavirus should be ready by the autumn, scientists
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Oxford Covid vaccine is less effective against South African mutant strain, claim scientists
The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is less effective against the South African mutated variant, early data from a small study claimed to
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Coronavirus: Mutations found in South African variant are appearing in cases caused by Kent strain
The Kent Covid variant has started to mutate further to become more like the one that evolved in South Africa
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Testing to find ‘every single case’ of South African variant among 80,000 Britons starts TODAY
WHERE IS DOOR-TO-DOOR TESTING BEING OFFERED? London W7: Hanwell (South African variant) N17: Tottenham (South African variant) CR4: Mitcham (South African variant)
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Residents in British areas hit by new South African strain of Covid tell of their concerns
WHERE IS DOOR-TO-DOOR TESTING BEING OFFERED? London W7: Hanwell N17: Tottenham CR4: Mitcham West Midlands WS2: Walsall East of England
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Door-to-door testing for South African variant to start in Surrey
WHERE IS DOOR-TO-DOOR TESTING BEING OFFERED? London W7: Hanwell N17: Tottenham CR4: Mitcham West Midlands WS2: Walsall East of England
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Covid UK: South African strain ‘may make vaccine 50% less effective’
The mutant South African coronavirus variant may make the current crop of vaccines 50 per cent less effective, Matt Hancock
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