Health
UK warns new virus variant may be more deadly, could be around ‘forever’ – The Times of Israel
‘We will have to live with coronavirus in one way or another for a long while to come,’ says Boris Johnson; scientists caution research still in early stage
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 for 1,000 people…
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