There Are 4,000 Variants Of Virus That Causes COVID-19 : UK Minister Nadhim Zahawi (FILE)
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There are around 4,000 variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 around the world now so all vaccine manufacturers including Pfizer Inc and AstraZeneca Plc are trying to improve their vaccines, a British minister said.
Thousands of variants of the type of coronavirus that causes COVID-19 have been documented as the virus mutates, including the so-called British, South African and Brazilian variants which appear to spread more swiftly than others. Its very unlikely that the current vaccine won t be effective on the variants whether in Kent or other variants especially when it comes to severe illness and hospitalisation, Vaccine Deployment Minister Nadhim Zahawi told Sky News.
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LONDON (Reuters) - British researchers are to explore mixing doses of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines in a world first trial aimed at finding new ways to swiftly reduce coronavirus infections as new mutated variants emerge.
While thousands of individual changes have arisen as the virus mutates on replication and evolves into new variants, only a tiny minority are likely to be important or change the virus in an appreciable way, according to the British Medical Journal.
Among coronavirus variants currently most concerning for scientists and public health experts are the so-called British, South African and Brazilian variants, which appear to spread more swiftly than others.
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People wait to receive a vaccine against COVID-19 in the Winding Wheel Theatre, Chesterfield, Britain Feb 3, 2021. (Photo: REUTERS/Carl Recine)
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LONDON: There are around 4,000 variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 around the world now, prompting vaccine manufacturers, including Pfizer Inc and AstraZeneca Plc, to try to improve their shots, a British minister said.
Thousands of variants of the type of coronavirus that causes COVID-19 have been documented as the virus mutates, including the so-called British, South African and Brazilian variants which appear to spread more swiftly than others.