UK chief scientist says new virus variant may be more deadly – Egypt Independent – Egypt Independent

LONDON (AP) There is some evidence that a new coronavirus variant first identified in southeast England carries a higher risk of death .than the original strain, the British governments chief scientific adviser said Friday — though he stressed that the data is uncertain
Patrick Vallance told a news conference that there is evidence that there is an increased risk for those who have the new variant.
He said that for a man in his 60s with the original version of the virus, the average risk is that…

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