Scientists said cases among children are "surging" and "spreading into the community", including those who have not yet received two doses of a vaccine. PHE’s June 3 risk assessment for the Indian variant found that vaccines were less effective against the strain compared to the Kent mutation. Some 278 people with the Indian variant attended A&E in the most recent week, resulting in 94 people being admitted to hospital overnight. Of the 12,431 Indian variant cases so far confirmed in the UK, 10,797 are in England, 1,511 in Scotland, 97 in Wales and 26 in Northern Ireland. Meanwhile, there were 140 outbreaks of the Indian variant in schools and 62 in workplaces between January 4 and June 1.

Source: Daily Mirror June 04, 2021 09:55 UTC