A new variant of Covid-19 is spreading in the UK

New variant of Coronavirus. BBC Radio 5 Live. 14-12-2020 1705hrs

Key points:

– Don’t worry, this is nothing new and nothing out of the ordinary

– New variants of a virus are common and are produced normally as a virus replicates

– It is unlikely this variant will alter the effectiveness of the vaccine, vaccines can also be easily adjusted if necessary

– Any previous immunity to coronavirus should still remain

– Reports of faster spread of the virus are more likely a case of this new predominant strain being picked up more, which should not be read as the virus spreading faster, more data is required to be certain.

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