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Trying to lock down until Covid is eradicated would be dangerous folly Politicians, not scientists, now need to rule on how and when a vaccinated nation can live normally with the virus 1 January 2021 • 8:00pm I learned an important thing from working with Jonathan Van Tam: “Never begin an intervention,” he used to say, “unless you are sure how and when to end it.” A big problem of Covid-19 management in the UK has been its lack of clarity about precisely this: when do we stop lockdow...

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Whats in store for this lot at Christmas? It was never going to be a normal Christmas this year, and since Saturday’s tierful news, now it definitely won’t. Families are splintered, an Ocado slot has become a reasonable gift idea, and if somebody clears their throat at the dinner table more than once, you’re within your rights to perform a citizen’s arrest – no matter how genteel your aunt is. The new strain of Covid-19 has put a new strain on everybody. We will each be in our bubbles...

We will be ready - Hull preparing as mutant Covid strain creeps closer There is no evidence the new strain has a foothold in Hull yet but the authorities are preparing The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Sign up to the Hull Live newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for oth...

Updated / Sunday, 20 Dec 2020 16:00 There is no evidence that the new strain of Covid-19 causes higher mortality rates or affected vaccines and treatments The new variant of Covid-19 can spread more rapidly, according to Englands chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty. However, he stressed that there was currently no evidence that the new strain causes higher mortality rates or affected vaccines and treatments. Here are answers to some of the key questions about the variant: Is this som...

Scientists stress dosing regimes for Oxford jab appears to offer good protection  The Oxford jab will enable more mobile vaccination teams to go into care homes The Chief Medical Officer last night reassured the public that vaccines should still be effective against the new mutant strain taking hold across Britain – amid signs the game-changing Oxford jab will soon be approved. Providing positive news on a grim day in the fight against coronavirus, Professor Chris Whitty said there were no i...

Covid strain mutation: Everything we know about new virus strain that ruined Christmas Health Secretary Matt Hancock warned the new Covid-19 variant is “out of control” Shoppers in Peterborough City Centre the day before it went into tier 4 (Image: Cambridge News) Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Someti...

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But stressed there is nothing to suggest it is more deadly or resistant to vaccine Cases are soaring in South East – with Kent seeing 1,709 positive tests yesterday A SAGE expert has called the emergence of a new mutant strain of coronavirus that has forced the cancellations of Christmas as the ‘worst moment of the pandemic’ – as it was revealed the variant is 70 per cent more infectious than others.  British epidemiologist John Edmunds said today that as far as he’s concerned ‘thi...