AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine appears to be protecting people from the Indian variant of the virus, reports suggest. For this reason their data do not include every case of the Indian variant identified. Early results show immunity sparked by the jabs is still effective against the Indian variant, although scientists say more studies are needed. SAGE minutes from their meeting on May 5, and published yesterday, show Number 10's top scientists are already raising concerns over the Indian variant. Bolton is also being hit by an increase in coronavirus cases, which experts fear may be linked to the spread of the highly-infectious Indian variant.

Source: The Nation May 13, 2021 04:02 UTC