Boris Johnson says vaccines currently in use remain effective against the old and new variant.
He blamed the variant for the grim situation engulfing Britain, where another 1,401 fatalities were announced Friday, taking the overall toll to 95,981Virus deaths have risen 16% over the past week, while the number of people hospitalised with Covid-19 is approaching double the number seen during the worst days of the first wave of the pandemic in April.
“You will see that across the different age groups as well, a similar sort of relative increase in the risk.” The country is pinning its hopes of a return to normality later this year on the biggest vaccination programme in its history, which began last month. The government appears on track to meet its pledge to vaccinate 15 million of the most vulnerable by mid-February.England has been in a third nationwide lockdown since early this month, with similar restrictions in place in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, where devolved administrations are responsible for health policy.
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