New Bristol variant could re-infect previously infected or vaccinated people, UK government science adviser says
From CNN s Hannah Ritchie
People wait outside a coronavirus surge testing center at a library in Bristol, England, on February 9, following the identification of a mutated variant in the region. Ben Birchall/PA Images/Getty Images
A new coronavirus mutation known as the Bristol variant might infect people who were previously infected, or have been previously vaccinated, Professor John Edmunds, a member of the UK government s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) said Thursday. I don t know whether the Bristol variant is any more transmissible than the Kent variant. I suspect it isn t, Edmunds told ITV News.
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