'But it does give us a degree of confidence that the vaccines work against this Indian variant, but it is clearly more transmissible and has been spreading fast in the groups where there's a cluster. The Government source added that there was 'no evidence' that vaccines were not effective against the Indian variant. Ministers increasingly fear that a low take-up of the vaccine by ethnic minority communities is helping to spread the Indian variant. Despite fears over the Indian variant, the Government is pressing ahead with the latest stage of its roadmap tomorrow. 'These populistic gestures of allowing children not to wear masks and permitting hugs are a bit premature, especially in light of the Indian variant being in circulation.'

Source: Daily Mail May 16, 2021 08:14 UTC