Sign up here to receive the need-to-know headlines every weekday(CNN) A Covid-19 variant first identified in India has now spread to 44 countries worldwide, threatening to undermine global progress in containing the pandemic. The B.1.617 variant appears to be fueling India's crippling second wave, which killed a record 4,205 people on Wednesday alone. The B.1.617 variant has also spread far beyond India's borders. When asked about the variant, England's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said Monday that "we don't know if this is going to cause significant problems in the autumn." Q: Will the Covid vaccine protect me against the B.1.617 variant?

Source: CNN May 12, 2021 13:07 UTC