On Wednesday, Joe Biden pledged to push China to take part in a full-blown international investigaton into the origins of the coronavirus and give access to all.
The Latest: UK says variant could extend government-imposed restrictions
LONDON The British government says a fast-spreading new coronavirus variant could delay its plans to lift remaining social restrictions next month.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Thursday that “we may need to wait” beyond the planned date of June 21.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said it was “too early now to say” whether the step could take place.
Hancock said a variant of the virus first identified in India was spreading throughout the U.K. Scientists say the new strain is more transmissible than Britain’s previously dominant variant, but it’s not yet clear by how much. They say existing vaccines appear to be largely effective against it.
The Latest: Journal: 2 vaccines by China appear effective
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JAKARTA, Indonesia Two vaccines made by China s Sinopharm appear to be safe and effective against COVID-19, according to a study published in a medical journal.
The report, published online in the Journal of the American Medical Association, concluded the two vaccines are about 73% and 78% effective, as Sinopharm has previously claimed.
Scientists have been waiting for more details about the two vaccines, even though they already are used in many countries and one recently won the backing of the World Health Organization.
LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson has rejected claims by his former chief aide that he botched Britain’s coronavirus response and is unfit for office.
In this Jan. 15, 2021 photo, a medical worker holds a package for a Sinopharm vaccine at a vaccination facility in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
JAKARTA, Indonesia Two vaccines made by China’s Sinopharm appear to be safe and effective against Covid-19, according to a study published in a medical journal.
The report, published online in the Journal of the American Medical Association, concluded the two vaccines are about 73% and 78% effective, as Sinopharm has previously claimed.
Scientists have been waiting for more details about the two vaccines, even though they already are used in many countries and one recently won the backing of the World Health Organization.