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UK’s chief scientist says new variant may carry higher risk of death – Big News Network
There is some evidence that a new coronavirus variant first identified in southeast England carries a higher risk of death
PanARMENIAN.Net – 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 government’s chief scientific adviser said Friday — though he stressed that the data is uncertain, The Associated Press reports.
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…
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