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A new coronavirus strain has been discovered with 23 mutations.
Seventeen of these could be important affecting the virus behavior but we don t know for sure.
UK officials are concerned about the mutated virus spread and have introduced lockdowns in certain areas. Other countries have imposed travel bans on the UK.
Experts, however, say it s unlikely that the mutations will stop vaccines from working against COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.
One expert said this was because coronavirus infection or having the vaccine caused numerous immune reactions in the body. Some of the mutations in the new variant could affect some of the sites causing immune responses, but probably not all of them, he added.
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What we know and what we don t about the UK coronavirus variant
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Zamira Rahim, CNN
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(CNN) The United Kingdom has identified a new, potentially more contagious coronavirus variant linked to a recent surge in cases in England.
The new variant is being called VUI-202012/01 the first Variant Under Investigation in the UK in December 2020. While scientists hunt for more information about the variant, its impact is already being felt.
Multiple countries have now imposed restrictions on travelers from the UK. British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Sunday that the variant was out of control and Prime Minister Boris Johnson chaired an emergency meeting Monday as his government tried to manage the fallout.
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