“The new B.1.1.7 ... still appears to have all the human lethality that the original had, but with an increased ability to transmit," said Martin Hibberd, professor of emerging infectious disease at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
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Unknown titleproduction "R" rate by 0.4. This means it is spreading faster in Britain, making the pandemic there yet harder to control and increasing the risk it will also spread swiftly in other countries. <span>“The new B.1.1.7 ... still appears to have all the human lethality that the original had, but with an increased ability to transmit," said Martin Hibberd, professor of emerging infectious disease at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Will COVID-19 vaccines protect against this variant? Scientists say there's no evidence that vaccines currently being deployed in the U.K. — made by Pfizer and BioNtech — or other COVID Summary
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