Ambulances outside the Royal London hospital: the lack of adequate protection for frontline workers is one of the criticisms levelled at government. Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images
Ambulances outside the Royal London hospital: the lack of adequate protection for frontline workers is one of the criticisms levelled at government. Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images
Wed 27 Jan 2021 13.50 EST
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Bereaved families, government scientific advisers and public health experts have attacked Boris Johnson’s claim that ministers “did everything [they] could . to minimise loss of life and to minimise suffering” during the coronavirus emergency.
They spoke as the prime minister was repeatedly urged by the Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer, to explain why the UK had had more than 100,000 deaths during the pandemic so far – one of the worst mortality rates in the world.
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South Africa virus strain poses re-infection risk : study
In a new study, which has not yet been peer reviewed, researchers in South Africa tested the variant found there called 501Y.V2 against blood plasma from recovered Covid-19 patients. AFP
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The coronavirus variant detected in South Africa poses a significant re-infection risk and raises concerns over vaccine effectiveness, according to preliminary research January 20, as separate studies suggested the British strain would likely be constrained by immunisations.
Several new variants each with a cluster of genetic mutations have emerged in recent weeks, sparking fears over an increase in infectiousness as well as suggestions that the virus could begin to elude immune response, whether from prior infection or a vaccine.
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