Vaccines should work against South African variant of Covid, expert says
“It is not anticipated that this mutation is sufficient for the ‘South African’ variant to bypass the protection provided by current vaccines."
“It is not anticipated that this mutation is sufficient for the ‘South African’ variant to bypass the protection provided by current vaccines."
Meanwhile London’s top market hit its highest point in nine months on Monday as traders across Europe kicked off the new year by celebrating the rollout of a new vaccine in the UK.
Scotland will enter into a full lockdown at midnight, Nicola Sturgeon has announced.
There is “a big question mark” about whether the Pfizer and Oxford vaccines will work on South African strain.
"People are going to ask where all this money has come from” after the crisis, Laurence Boone said.
“We don’t rule anything out," Hancock said, when asked about the prospect of a new national lockdown.
"It’s not good enough for the Prime Minister to hint at further restrictions at unspecified times and then do nothing."
“Unless we start properly protecting these fragile habitats from the most damaging examples of industrial fishing, the UK cannot lay claim to being a world leader in ocean protection.”
On Hogmanay, Nicola Sturgeon said Europe should “keep a light on” as Scotland will be “back soon”.
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