The vaccine appeared to work against a key mutation in new variants of the coronavirus discovered in the UK and South Africa, the US drugmaker says. Pfizer Inc and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine appeared to work against a key mutation in the highly
Scientists in Los Angeles County have started a probe into a new and more transmissible strain of coronavirus, Los Angeles Times reported. They are working to find out whether the new strain is the same as found in the UK after a major
Concerns about a new strain of coronavirus in the U.K. drove the British pound to its biggest loss since March, though the currency pared much of the loss after Prime Minister Boris Johnson made another offer to salvage Brexit talks. Sterling tumbled 2.5% to
The Government’s chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance has warned more areas in the UK could be plunged into Tier 4 restrictions. Speaking at Downing Street, Sir Patrick said: “The evidence on this virus is that it spreads easily, it’s more transmissible,
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday called it “reprehensible” and “grossly negligent” to allow UK travelers to fly into JFK Airport without being tested despite a contagious new mutation of the coronavirus shutting down London. “Right now, this variant in the UK is getting on a
The Dutch government announced the travel restriction in a statement with the ban commencing on December 20 at 6.00am local time. It said: “A contagious new variant of coronavirus has been detected in the United Kingdom. “This strain of the virus is
Boris Johnson yesterday said he was “bitterly disappointed” to axe festivities and create a tough new Tier 4 area for most of the south east of England. No one in those areas can visit other households to celebrate, essentially wrecking Christmas for
Boris Johnson announces Tier 4 restrictions for parts of UK And Independent SAGE’s Dr Kit Yates also said it was possible cases in the region were driven up by commuters into London who were bringing the virus back with them. Meanwhile, one
Experts fear the new strain of the deadly virus is resistant to a vaccine. Jonathan Van Tam, the deputy chief medical officer, has told doctors, nurses and GPs across the UK to take “immediate action”. Every hospital in the country has been
The New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG) warned the UK did not have the capabilities to research these mutations in-depth and whether they would be harmful. However, the group explained in its research paper that mutations of a virus-like